General Information
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Lighthouse |
|---|---|
| Material: |
Load-bearing masonry tower |
Awards and Distinctions
| 2002 |
for registered users |
|---|
Location
| Location: |
Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland County, Maine, USA |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 43° 37' 23.19" N 70° 12' 28.30" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 24.38 m |
Materials
| tower |
masonry
|
|---|---|
| veneer |
brick
|
Chronology
| 1784 | Petition for lighthouse submitted to government. |
|---|---|
| 1790 | Congress appropriates funds to complete the lighthouse. |
| January 1791 | Completion. |
| 1810 | Repairs to keepers house and construction of an oil shed. |
| 1813 | Installation of new lantern, lamps and reflectors. |
| 1816 | Construction of a new keepers house. |
| 1855 | Installation of fourth order Fresnel lens and a new bell tower. The tower is lined with brick. |
| 1864 | The tower height is raised by 6 meters (20 feet). |
| 1989 | The lighthouse is fully automated during a 200th year celebration. |
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20014645 - Published on:
01/12/2004 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021
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