The Straitsmouth Island Light is a lighthouse located on Straitsmouth Island, in Rockport, Massachusetts. The original tower was built in 1835, and replaced by a second tower in 1896.[2] It was automated in 1967, and is still in operation. The United States Coast Guard Light List[3] description is "White cylindrical tower". The actual light is 46 feet (14 meters) above Mean High Water. The Light List name is "Straightsmouth Light", but the island is "Straitsmouth Island" on NOAA charts.
 USCG photo of the 1896 tower | |
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| Location | Rockport, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°39′44.14″N 70°35′17.05″W / 42.6622611°N 70.5880694°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1835  |
| Foundation | Granite |
| Construction | Brick / Asphalt |
| Automated | 1967 |
| Height | 37 feet (11 m) |
| Shape | Cylindrical |
| Markings | White with black lantern |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1835 |
| Focal height | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Lens | 250 millimetres (9.8 in), solar powered |
| Range | 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) |
| Characteristic | Green, flashing every 6 sec |
Straightsmouth Island Light | |
| Area | 1.8 acres (0.73 ha) |
| Built | 1835 |
| Architectural style | Gothic |
| MPS | Lighthouses of Massachusetts TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 87001487[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 15, 1987 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Straitsmouth Island Light in 1987.[1]
Straitsmouth Island was owned for many years by the naval architect William Francis Gibbs and his wife, New York socialite and opera supporter, Vera Cravath Gibbs.
The island was left to the Massachusetts Audubon Society following the Gibbses' deaths in the 1960s.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Massachusetts". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-08-08. 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.
External links
edit- NPS - Historic light stations - Straitsmouth Island Light
- Rockport website Archived 2007-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
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