Monhegan Island Light

Monhegan Island Light

Location	Monhegan Island, Maine
Year first constructed	1824
Year first lit	1850 (current structure)
Automated	1959
Foundation	Surface rock
Construction	Granite blocks
Tower shape	Cylindrical Tower
Markings / pattern	Lt. List says White, but photos show unpainted light gray-brown granite
Focal height	178ft (54m)
Current lens	VRB-25
Range	20nm
Characteristic	Fl W 15s
Fog signal	1854: Bell 1870: Manana Island Sound Signal Station
USCG number	1-20 [1] [2]
Monhegan Island Lighthouse and Quarters
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location:	Monhegan Island, Maine
Coordinates:	43°45′53.282″N 69°18′56.981″W / 43.76480056°N 69.31582806°W / 43.76480056; -69.31582806Coordinates: 43°45′53.282″N 69°18′56.981″W / 43.76480056°N 69.31582806°W / 43.76480056; -69.31582806
Built:	1824
Architect:	Alexander Parris
Governing body:	U.S. Coast Guard
NRHP Reference#:	80000239 [3]
Added to NRHP:	May 07, 1980

Monhegan Island Light is a lighthouse on Monhegan Island, Maine. It was first established in 1824. The present structure was built in 1850. It was Alexander Parris's last significant design. It is the second highest light in Maine — only Seguin Light, on a significantly higher island, is higher.^[1] It had a fog bell from 1854 until 1870, when the Manana Island Sound Signal Station was built.

Monhegan Island Light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Monhegan Island Lighthouse and Quarters on May 7, 1980, reference number 80000239.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maine". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-08-06. http://www.uscg.mil/history/weblighthouses/LHME.asp. 
2. ^ (PDF) Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey. Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 1. http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pdf/lightLists/LightList%20V1.pdf. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.