Newburyport Harbor Light
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| File:Newburyport Harbor Light 1898 tower MA.JPG The current tower, built in 1898. U.S. Coast Guard photo | |
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| Location | Northern Blvd., Newburyport, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°48′54.83″N 70°49′8.18″W / 42.8152306°N 70.8189389°W |
| Constructed | 1788 |
| Foundation | Concrete (originally wood) |
| Construction | Wood |
| Automated | 1951 |
| Shape | Conical |
| Markings | White with black lantern |
| Fog signal | none |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1898 (current structure) |
| Focal height | 50 feet (15 m) |
| Lens | 4th order Fresnel Lens |
| Range | 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) |
| Characteristic | Oc (2) G 15s |
Newburyport Harbor Light | |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| MPS | Lighthouses of Massachusetts TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 87001485[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 15, 1987 |
The Newburyport Harbor Light, also known as Plum Island Light, built in 1788, is a historic lighthouse on Northern Boulevard in Newburyport, Massachusetts.[2][3] The original 4th order Fresnel lens is still in use, one of only five original glass Fresnel lenses still in use in Massachusetts.[4] The light is now owned by the City of Newburyport and is leased to the Friends of Plum Island Light.[5] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Newburyport Harbor Light on June 15, 1987, reference number 87001485.[1]
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The original, 1793 tower.
U.S. Coast Guard photo
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ↑ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Massachusetts". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-09-06. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
- ↑ United States Coast Guard (2009). Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey. p. 4.
- ↑ "Classical Lenses in Operation" (PDF). US Coast Guard. 2009-08-06.
- ↑ Rowlett, Russ (2009-09-06). "Lighthouses of the United States: Northern Massachusetts". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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- Lighthouses completed in 1788
- Lighthouses completed in 1898
- Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
- Buildings and structures in Newburyport, Massachusetts
- Lighthouses in Essex County, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places in Essex County, Massachusetts
- 1788 establishments in Massachusetts