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LITTLE RIVER LIGHT

State: MAINE
Location: LITTLE RIVER ISLAND / CUTLER HARBOR
Nearest City: CUTLER
County: WASHINGTON
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1847

Photo by Jeremy D'Entremont

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1876
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1975
Automated: 1974
Foundation Materials: GRANITE BLOCKS
Construction Materials: CAST IRON/BRICK
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: CYLINDRICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 41
Original Optic: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1855
Present Optic: NONE
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 56
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? YES

Year Tower Constructed: 1975
Type: SKELETAL
Tower Height: 41
Height of Focal Plane: 56

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO (DISMANTLED)

Year Constructed:
Construction Materials:
Architectural Style: BELL TOWER
Fog Signal Type: HORN/ORIG. BELL

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1888
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: L-SHAPE VICTORIAN
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures: BRICK OIL HOUSE (1905), BOATHOUSE (1881)

Current Use: BIRD SANCTUARY/RESTORATION IN PROGRESS

Owner/Manager: AMERICAN LIGHTHOUSE FOUNDATION, INC.

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #88000156
Name of Listing: LITTLE RIVER LIGHT STATION
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

HABS/HAER Documentation? YES, ME-216 (MARO)

Miscellaneous:
OWNERSHIP TRANSFERRED FROM USCG UNDER NHLPA IN 2002

Last Modified: Wed, Dec 4 2002 9:00:00 am EDT
JMP

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