"Portland Head Light" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Portland Head Light" by Doug Mills

A view of Portland Head Light you do not often see.

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"Summer Rose" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Summer Rose" by Doug Mills

A summer rose at the Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth Maine.

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"Early Morning Fog" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Early Morning Fog" by Doug Mills

Portland Head Light in the early morning fog.

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"Wild Rose" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Wild Rose" by Doug Mills

A wild rose at Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth Maine.

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"Portland Head Light" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Portland Head Light" by Doug Mills

Late fall at Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth, Maine [10032014]

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"Foggy Night" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Foggy Night" by Doug Mills

A foggy night at Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth Maine.[06-26-2011]

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Lighthouses of Maine: Portland Head Light

PORTLAND HEAD LIGHT

State: MAINE
Location: PORTLAND HARBOR /
CASCO BAY
Nearest City: CAPE ELIZABETH
County: CUMBERLAND
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1791


NPS photo by Candace Clifford, 1994
Existing Historic Tower:
Year Light First Lit: 1791
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1989
Foundation Materials: NATURAL/EMPLACED
Construction Materials: RUBBLE STONE W/BRICK LINING
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK TRIM
Shape: CONICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 80
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1855
Present Optic: DCB-224
Year Present Lens Installed: 1991
Height of Focal Plane: 101
Fresnel Lens Disposition: SECOND ORDER LENS REMOVED 1958, RETURNED 1992, PORTION ON DISPLAY IN TOWER
Has tower been moved? NO
Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? YES (ORIG. 1880 STRUCTURE DESTROYED IN 1975)
Year Constructed: 1975
Construction Materials: BRICK
Architectural Style: REPLICA OF 1880 STRUCTURE
Fog Signal Type: HORN
Existing Keepers Quarters? YES
Year Constructed: 1891
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: DUPLEX
Construction Materials: WOOD FRAME
Other Structures: GARAGE, OIL HOUSE (PRE-1891)