Owls Head Lighthouse Maine

Owls Head Lighthouse, at the entrance of Rockland Harbor on Western Penobscot Bay was built in 1826. It is operated by the United States Coast Guard and is in the Owls Head Light State Park.

The lighthouse was designed by Green & Foster and Jeremiah Barry and constructed in 1826. It is a 9.1mtr tall brick tower on a granite foundation standing on top a cliff. It has one of the last six Fresnel lenses in operation in Maine.

In 1854, a keeper's house was built separate from the lighthouse. The cottage now serves as Coast Guard housing. A fourth order Fresnel lens, in use until recently, was installed in 1856.

 

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Uploaded on May 19, 2011