TENANTS HARBOR

Alternate Name(s):
Southern Island
Year Established:
1857
Existing:
Yes
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2004
Photo Courtesy of:
Mike & Carol McKinney

LOCATION

Location:
SOUTHERN ISLAND
Latitude:
43° 57.7'
Longitude:
69° 11.08'
City / Town:
TENANTS HARBOR (VILLAGE OF ST. GEORGE)
U.S. State:
Maine
Location County:
LINCOLN
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Owner / Manager:
Privately Owned
Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. TENANTS HARBOR
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Discontinued:
1933
Year Tower Established:
1857
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Tower Foundation:
STONE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
27
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
25
Tower Shape:
CYLINDRICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Fog Signal Bldg Construction Materials:
WOOD
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1857
Keeper's Quarters Style:
COLONIAL CAPE
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD FRAME
Other Structures:
OIL HOUSE (1906), STORAGE BUILDING (1895), BRICK COVERED PASSAGEWAY CONNECTS TOWER TO DWELLING

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1857
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017