Alternate Name(s):
HOLMES HOLE
Type:
Year Established:
1818
Existing:
Yes
Download:
IMG_9653adj.jpg (4.63 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2013
Photo Credit:
Jeremy D'Entremont
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Vineyard Sound, Martha's Vineyard
Latitude:
41° 28.8'
Longitude:
70° 36'
City / Town:
TISBURY
U.S. State:
Massachusetts
Location County:
DUKES
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
U.S. Coast Guard
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1891
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Tower Foundation:
CONCRETE/STONE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
84
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
52
Tower Shape:
CYLINDRICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
Yes
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1881
Fog Signal Bldg Construction Materials:
WOOD
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1847
Keeper's Quarters Style:
VICTORIAN
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
Other Structures:
GARAGE (1935), STORAGE BUILDING, OIL HOUSE (1895)
OPTICS
Current Optic:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1857
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017