Location | Northern Blvd., Newburyport, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°48′54.83″N70°49′8.18″W / 42.8152306°N 70.8189389°W Coordinates: 42°48′54.83″N70°49′8.18″W / 42.8152306°N 70.8189389°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 | |
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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