Lighthouses of Maine: Portland Head Light

PORTLAND HEAD LIGHT

State: MAINE
Location: PORTLAND HARBOR /
CASCO BAY
Nearest City: CAPE ELIZABETH
County: CUMBERLAND
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1791


NPS photo by Candace Clifford, 1994
Existing Historic Tower:
Year Light First Lit: 1791
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1989
Foundation Materials: NATURAL/EMPLACED
Construction Materials: RUBBLE STONE W/BRICK LINING
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK TRIM
Shape: CONICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 80
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1855
Present Optic: DCB-224
Year Present Lens Installed: 1991
Height of Focal Plane: 101
Fresnel Lens Disposition: SECOND ORDER LENS REMOVED 1958, RETURNED 1992, PORTION ON DISPLAY IN TOWER
Has tower been moved? NO
Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? YES (ORIG. 1880 STRUCTURE DESTROYED IN 1975)
Year Constructed: 1975
Construction Materials: BRICK
Architectural Style: REPLICA OF 1880 STRUCTURE
Fog Signal Type: HORN
Existing Keepers Quarters? YES
Year Constructed: 1891
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: DUPLEX
Construction Materials: WOOD FRAME
Other Structures: GARAGE, OIL HOUSE (PRE-1891)