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Location | Tremont, Maine |
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Coordinates | 44°13′18.5″N 68°20′14.2″W / 44.221806°N 68.337278°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1858 |
Foundation | Stone |
Construction | Brick |
Automated | 1974 |
Height | 10 m (33 ft) |
Shape | Cylindrical tower |
Markings | White with black marking |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
Fog signal | none |
Light | |
First lit | 1858 |
Focal height | 56 feet (17 m) |
Lens | Fourth Order Fresnel lens |
Range | 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi) |
Characteristic | Occulting red, 4s |
Bass Harbor Head Light Station | |
Nearest city | Bass Harbor, Maine |
Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
Architect | US Army Corps of Engineers |
MPS | Light Stations of Maine MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 87002273 [1] |
Added to NRHP | January 21, 1988 |
Bass Harbor Head Light is a lighthouse located within Acadia National Park in the southwest portion of Mount Desert Island, Maine, marking the entrance to Bass Harbor and Blue Hill Bay. [2] [3] [4] [5]
The history of Bass Harbor Head Light dates to 1855, when it was determined that there was sufficient reason for a lighthouse at the mouth of Bass Harbor. In 1855, the U.S. Congress appropriated $5,000 for construction of the lighthouse. In 1876, construction was completed on a fog bell and tower, since removed. [2] A much larger 4,000-pound (1800 kg) bell was placed inside the tower in 1898. [6] The house of the lightkeeper remains in its original configuration with the exception of a 10-foot addition that was added in 1900. [6] The lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Bass Harbor Head Light Station on January 21, 1988, reference number 87002273. [1]
In 1902, an oil storage house constructed of brick was built 205 feet northwest of the lighthouse. [2]
Bass Harbor's fifth order Fresnel lens was replaced in 1902 with a larger fourth order. This lens was manufactured by the French company Henry-Lepaute. This lens remains in service today. [7]
Today, the house is a private residence for a local Coast Guard member and his family. Tourists can get close to the bell and light via a concrete path, but most of the grounds remain private. There is a short walk which takes one to a series of wooden steps that lead down onto the many granite boulders that provide a great view of the harbor side of the lighthouse. [2]
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Location | Tremont, Maine |
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Coordinates | 44°13′18.5″N 68°20′14.2″W / 44.221806°N 68.337278°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1858 |
Foundation | Stone |
Construction | Brick |
Automated | 1974 |
Height | 10 m (33 ft) |
Shape | Cylindrical tower |
Markings | White with black marking |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
Fog signal | none |
Light | |
First lit | 1858 |
Focal height | 56 feet (17 m) |
Lens | Fourth Order Fresnel lens |
Range | 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi) |
Characteristic | Occulting red, 4s |
Bass Harbor Head Light Station | |
Nearest city | Bass Harbor, Maine |
Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
Architect | US Army Corps of Engineers |
MPS | Light Stations of Maine MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 87002273 [1] |
Added to NRHP | January 21, 1988 |
Bass Harbor Head Light is a lighthouse located within Acadia National Park in the southwest portion of Mount Desert Island, Maine, marking the entrance to Bass Harbor and Blue Hill Bay. [2] [3] [4] [5]
The history of Bass Harbor Head Light dates to 1855, when it was determined that there was sufficient reason for a lighthouse at the mouth of Bass Harbor. In 1855, the U.S. Congress appropriated $5,000 for construction of the lighthouse. In 1876, construction was completed on a fog bell and tower, since removed. [2] A much larger 4,000-pound (1800 kg) bell was placed inside the tower in 1898. [6] The house of the lightkeeper remains in its original configuration with the exception of a 10-foot addition that was added in 1900. [6] The lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Bass Harbor Head Light Station on January 21, 1988, reference number 87002273. [1]
In 1902, an oil storage house constructed of brick was built 205 feet northwest of the lighthouse. [2]
Bass Harbor's fifth order Fresnel lens was replaced in 1902 with a larger fourth order. This lens was manufactured by the French company Henry-Lepaute. This lens remains in service today. [7]
Today, the house is a private residence for a local Coast Guard member and his family. Tourists can get close to the bell and light via a concrete path, but most of the grounds remain private. There is a short walk which takes one to a series of wooden steps that lead down onto the many granite boulders that provide a great view of the harbor side of the lighthouse. [2]