Isle Au Haut Light

Year Built

1907

Cost

$14,000

Type

Conical (lower), Cylindrical (upper)

Height

39 feet

Location

Isle au Haut

Automated Year

1934

First Lit

1907

Lens Type

Fourth order Fresnel Lens

Fog Signal

None

Year Deactivated

Active

Color

Lower: gray, Upper: white with black lantern

Last Keeper - Date

Harry Smith (1922 – 1933)

Description

The lighthouse tower was built slightly offshore, and keeper's quarters are a two-and-a-half-story frame and stucco Victorian house connected to the tower by a catwalk.

Brief History

•  Built in 1907 and was the last traditional light built in Maine.
•  Only two keepers lived at the station before its 1934 automation
•  The property was sold to Charles E. Robinson.
•  The Coast Guard turned over the tower to the town of Isle Au Haut in 1998.
•  While the tower is an active aid to navigation, it was put up for sale in 2007.