Construction Wood Opened 1788 Material Wood Year first constructed 1788 | Tower shape Conical Automated 1951 Added to NRHP 15 June 1987 | |
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Location Northern Blvd., Newburyport, Massachusetts Year first lit 1898 (current structure) Foundation Concrete
(originally wood) Markings / pattern White with black lantern Similar Newburyport Harbor Front Ran, Ipswich Range Lights, Lovells Island Range Li, Nantucket Cliff Range Lights, Spectacle Island Range Li | ||
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The Newburyport Harbor Light, also known as Plum Island Light, built in 1788, is a historic lighthouse on Northern Boulevard in Newburyport, Massachusetts.
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- Map of Newburyport Harbor Light 80th St Newburyport MA 01950 USA
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Map of Newburyport Harbor Light, 80th St, Newburyport, MA 01950, USA
The original 4th order Fresnel lens is still in use, one of only five original glass Fresnel lenses still in use in Massachusetts.
The light is now owned by the City of Newburyport and is leased to the Friends of Plum Island Light.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Newburyport Harbor Light on June 15, 1987, reference number 87001485.
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Newburyport Harbor Light Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA