Prospect Harbor Point Light

Year Built

1850

Cost

$4,968.17

Type

Conical Tower

Height

38 feet

Location

Prospect Harbor

Automated Year

1951

First Lit

1891 (current structure)

Lens Type

Fifth order Fresnel Lens 1870

Fog Signal

None

Year Deactivated

1859-1870

Color

White

Last Keeper - Date

John Workman (1935-1953)

Description

A round wood-frame tower, capped by a lantern house which is topped by a polygonal roof, and surrounded by a in iron walkway with railing. The keeper's house is a two-story wood-frame structure, clad in shingles on the upper floor and clapboard on the first floor.

Brief History

•  1870, the lighthouse was re-established and 5th order Fresnel lens installed.
•  1934, The lighthouse is automated, but keepers were still on site.
•  1951, Fresnel lens was replaced by modern optic.
•  2000, Lighthouse licensed to the American Lighthouse Foundation.
•  2004, Lantern removed, lead paint removed and repainted. Lantern deck was replaced before the lantern was reattached to the lighthouse.