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It was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] as '''Newburyport Harbor Light''' on June 15, 1987, reference number 87001485.<ref name="nris"/> |
It was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] as '''Newburyport Harbor Light''' on June 15, 1987, reference number 87001485.<ref name="nris"/> |
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Revision as of 17:16, 19 November 2018
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 |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1788 |
Foundation | Concrete (originally wood) |
Construction | Wood |
Automated | 1951 |
Height | 13.5 m (44 ft) |
Shape | Conical |
Markings | White with black lantern |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
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.
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]
See also
References
- ^ a b "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.
Categories:
- Lighthouses completed in 1788
- Lighthouses completed in 1898
- Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
- Newburyport, Massachusetts
- Lighthouses in Essex County, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places in Essex County, Massachusetts
- 1788 establishments in Massachusetts
- United States lighthouse stubs
- Essex County, Massachusetts Registered Historic Place stubs