Newburyport Harbor Light

The Newburyport Harbor Light, also known as Plum Island Light, built in 1788, is a historic lighthouse on Northern Boulevard in Newburyport, Massachusetts.

Newburyport Harbor Light
The current tower, built in 1898.
U.S. Coast Guard photo
LocationNorthern Blvd., Newburyport, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°48′54.83″N 70°49′8.18″W
Year first constructed1788
Year first lit1898 (current structure)
Automated1951
FoundationConcrete
(originally wood)
ConstructionWood
Tower shapeConical
Markings / patternWhite with black lantern
Tower height13.5 metre 
Focal height50 feet (15 m)
Original lens4th order Fresnel Lens
Range10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi)
CharacteristicOc (2) G 15s
Fog signalnone
USCG number1-260[1][2]
Heritageplace listed on the National Register of Historic Places 
Newburyport Harbor Light
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
MPSLighthouses of Massachusetts TR
NRHP reference No.87001485[3]
Added to NRHPJune 15, 1987

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.[3]

See also

References

  1. "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.
  2. United States Coast Guard (2009). Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey. p. 4.
  3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  4. "Classical Lenses in Operation" (PDF). US Coast Guard. 2009-08-06.
  5. 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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