Marblehead Light (Massachusetts)
Marblehead Light | |
| Location | Marblehead Neck, Massachusetts |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 42°30′19.6″N 70°50′1.2″W / 42.505444°N 70.833667°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1835 replaced 1895 |
| Foundation | Concrete |
| Construction | Cast Iron (current) |
| Automated | 1960 |
| Height | 105 feet (32 m) |
| Shape | Square skeletal |
| Markings | Brown with black gallery and lantern |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1835 (original light) |
| Focal height | 130 feet (40 m) |
| Lens | Sixth-Order Fresnel lens (original), 300 millimetres (12 in) (current) |
| Range | 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fixed green |
Marblehead Light | |
| Location | Marblehead Neck, Marblehead, Massachusetts |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1835 |
| MPS | Lighthouses of Massachusetts TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 87001479 |
| Added to NRHP | June 15, 1987 |
Marblehead Light is situated on Marblehead Neck in Essex County, Massachusetts. The current tower is a skeletal structure that replaced the original 1835 brick and wood tower in 1895. It is the only tower of its type in New England; the next similar tower is to be found at Coney Island, New York. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places, on June 15, 1987 as number #87001479 under Lighthouses of Massachusetts Thematic Group.
The United States Coast Guard Light List description is "Square skeleton tower; brown to gallery; black above". The actual light is 130 feet (40 m) above Mean High Water. Its fixed green light is visible for 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi).