Plymouth Lighthouse

Year Built

1768

Cost

£660 ($850)

Type

Octagonal pyramidal

Height

33 feet

Location

Plymouth

Automated Year

1986

First Lit

1843 (current structure)

Lens Type

Foutth order Fresnel lens (original), 3.9 inches (100 mm) (current)

Fog Signal

Horn: 2 every 15s

Year Deactivated

Active

Color

White with black lantern and red roof

Last Keeper - Date

Lorne Bair (1979 – 1980)

Description

The tower with separate new ranch house that replaced the old keepers house was destroyed.

Brief History

•  The lighthouse was built on land rented for five shillings a year from John and Hannah Thomas.
•  Under the act of August 7, 1789, the United States accepted cession of the lighthouse by Massachusetts on June 10, 1790.
•  In 1842 the Gurnet lighthouses were rebuilt and the new structures, while still of wood, each had a distinctive design.
•  In 1925, Frank Allen Davis transferred from Tarpaulin Cove with his wife Olive and their three children.
•  In 1999, a lease on Plymouth Lighthouse was granted to Project Bug Light, which had been caring for Duxbury Pier Lighthouse since 1983.