Alternate Name(s):
Mark Island
Type:
Year Established:
1856
Existing:
Yes
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2006
Photo Courtesy of:
Mike & Carol McKinney
LOCATION
Location:
MARK ISLAND/WINTER HARBOR
Latitude:
44° 21.7'
Longitude:
68° 5.3'
City / Town:
WINTER HARBOR
U.S. State:
Maine
Location County:
HANCOCK
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
Privately Owned
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1933
Year Tower Established:
1856
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK/ASPHALT
Tower Foundation:
BRICK
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
37
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
19
Tower Shape:
CYLINDRICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1876
Keeper's Quarters Style:
VICTORIAN
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
Other Structures:
BOATHOUSE (1878), STONE OIL HOUSE (1905), BRICK WORKROOM ATTACHES TOWER TO DWELLING
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1856
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017