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General Information

Completion: 1858
Status: in use

Project Type

Function / usage: Lighthouse
Material: Load-bearing masonry tower

Awards and Distinctions

Location

Location: , , ,
Coordinates: 44° 13' 19.45" N    68° 20' 14.29" W
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Technical Information

Dimensions

height 10 m

Excerpt from Wikipedia

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.

History

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 1885, 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. A much larger 4,000-pound (1800 kg) bell was placed inside the tower in 1898. The house of the lightkeeper remains in its original configuration with the exception of a 10-foot addition that was added in 1900. The lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Bass Harbor Head Light Station on January 21, 1988, reference number 87002273.

In 1902, an oil storage house constructed of brick was built 205 feet northwest of the lighthouse.

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.

Viewing

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.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Bass Harbor Head Light" and modified on September 13, 2020 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.

Participants

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  • About this
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  • Structure-ID
    20039106
  • Published on:
    19/08/2008
  • Last updated on:
    13/09/2020
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