Newburyport Harbor Light

Newburyport Harbor Light

The current tower, built in 1898. U.S. Coast Guard photo
Location	Northern Blvd., Newburyport, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°48′54.83″N 70°49′8.18″W
Tower
Constructed	1788
Foundation	Concrete (originally wood)
Construction	Wood
Automated	1951
Height	13.5 m (44 ft)
Shape	Conical
Markings	White with black lantern
Heritage	National Register of Historic Places listed place
Fog signal	none
Light
First lit	1898 (current structure)
Focal height	50 feet (15 m)
Lens	4th order Fresnel Lens
Range	10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi)
Characteristic	Oc (2) G 15s
Newburyport Harbor Light
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
MPS	Lighthouses of Massachusetts TR
NRHP reference No.	87001485[1]
Added to NRHP	June 15, 1987

The Newburyport Harbor Light, also known as Plum Island Light, built in 1788, is a historic lighthouse on Northern Boulevard in Newburyport, Massachusetts.[2][3]

The original 4th order Fresnel lens is still in use, one of only five original glass Fresnel lenses still in use in Massachusetts.[4]

The light is now owned by the City of Newburyport and is leased to the Friends of Plum Island Light.[5]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Newburyport Harbor Light on June 15, 1987, reference number 87001485.[1]

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  The original, 1793 tower.
  U.S. Coast Guard photo

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Massachusetts". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-09-06. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
3. United States Coast Guard (2009). Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey. p. 4.
4. "Classical Lenses in Operation" (PDF). US Coast Guard. 2009-08-06.
5. Rowlett, Russ (2009-09-06). "Lighthouses of the United States: Northern Massachusetts". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.