Craighill Channel Upper Front Lighthouse

Year Built

1886

Cost

$13,000

Type

Square tower

Height

feet

Location

West of Fort Howard

Automated Year

1929

First Lit

1886

Lens Type

N/A

Fog Signal

None

Year Deactivated

Active

Color

Three equal horizontal bands, two upper and lower red and one white band in the middle

Last Keeper - Date

Frederick Burmeister (1888 – 1914)

Description

The site and tower closed to the public.

Brief History

•  Unlike the construction of the Lower Craighill Channel Range Lights, the lights for the Cutoff Channel was relatively problem-free and did not require any additional funding.
•  Construction of the range lights and associated keeper’s dwellings was carried out in parallel, allowing the work to be completed and in operation in less than six months.
•  In 1890, extensive work was done on the dwelling for the front light. The interior was painted, roof repairs were made, and a new picket fence and brick walkways were added.
•  Oil lights set in locomotive headlight reflectors were used in the range to produce a pair of white lights until 1914/
•  The rear light retained its keeper a while longer, for the first year it was officially listed as unmanned was in 1933.