Eastern Point Lighthouse

Year Built

1833

Cost

$2,550

Type

Conical

Height

36 feet

Location

Gloucester

Automated Year

1986

First Lit

1890 (Current tower)

Lens Type

Fourth order Fresnel lens (original), Optic DCB-24 (current)

Fog Signal

Horn, and original bell

Year Deactivated

Active

Color

White with black lantern and red roof

Last Keeper - Date

Rick O'Rourke (1983 – 1984)

Description

The lighthouse has an attached two-story keeper's quarters, oil house, a radio beacon, and a foghorn building.

Brief History

•  An unlit stone daymark was built on the point in 1829 for $1,188, after a suitable plot was purchased for $100 from George Burnham.
•  In 1857, a fourth-order Fresnel lens was installed, increasing visibility of the light from eleven to thirteen miles.
•  On April 1, 1878 the characteristic of Easter Point Light was changed from fixed white to fixed red.
•  In January 1897, a 4,000-pound fog bell, operated by an oil-burning steam engine and said to peal like a cathedral bell, was installed.
•  When Eastern Point Lighthouse was automated in 1985, approximately twenty neighbors attended the ceremony.