Portland Breakwater, South Portland, ME, Lighthouses

descriptions from web

The Portland Breakwater Lighthouse is a relatively minor navigational aid designed to mark the end of a breakwater and help guide vessels past the shoal-laced entrance to Portland Harbor. The breakwater was built in response to popular demand after an 1831 storm that, together with a high tide, caused widespread damage to ships, piers, and buildings in the exposed harbor. The Army Topographical Engineers lighthousefriends.com
1855 TOWER MOVED; TOWER ONCE ATTACHED TO KEEPERS nps.gov

access: "BUG LIGHT PARK" OFF BREAKWATER DRIVE
contact info: 207-767-7650
current use: TOWN PARK
existing keepers quarters?: NO (REMOVED 1934)
existing sound signal building?: NO Fog Signal Type: ORIG. BELL
existing historic tower: Year Light First Lit: 1875 Is the Light Operational? NO Date Deactivated: 1942 Automated: 1934 Foundation Materials: GRANITE BLOCK CAISSON Construction Materials: IRON PLATE W/BRICK LINING Markings/Patterns: RESEMBLES 4TH CENTURY GREEK MONUMENT Shape: CONICAL Relationship to Other Structures:...
location: PORTLAND HARBOR
modern tower?: NO
national register status: LISTED; Reference #73000238 Name of Listing: PORTLAND BREAKWATER LIGHT On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed:
owner/manager: TOWN OF SOUTH PORTLAND
previous tower(s):: 1. Construction Date: Description: Fate/Disposition:
u.s.c.g. district: 1
year station established: 1855
location: Located at the end of the breakwater off Bug Light Park in South Portland.
references: Annual Report of the Light House Board. , The Portland Breakwater Light Station, Wayne Wheeler, The Keepers Log, Spring 2004.