Long Island Head Light

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Long Iceland Head Light is the name of a lighthouse on the eponymous island Long Iceland in Boston Harbor on the territory of the State of Massachusetts in the United States. It is administered by the Coast Guard of the United States.

Location

The lighthouse is located on the northeast tip of the island belonging to Boston Long Iceland in Boston Harbor.

Architecture

The standalone cylindrical structure was built in the Italianate style brick on a granite foundation. The building is white, the fire house painted black.

Design and data

The light of the tower reaches 6 nautical miles (11 km ) wide. The present building was built in 1901, is 52 ft ( 15.8 m) high and consists of bricks. The lighthouse was automated on 7 August 1989, generated every 2.5 seconds a white flash of light.

Genesis

From 1716 to the early 19th century, the Boston Light was the only lighthouse in Boston Harbor. The first lighthouse on Long Iceland was established under the name Inner Harbor Light in 1819. The Boston Marine Society had found that a large number of ships drove close to Long Iceland, and applied for the construction of a lighthouse. The Congress of the United States approved for 11,500 U.S. dollars, 2012 - depending on the calculation - corresponded to an equivalent 214000-251 million U.S. $.

History of the building

The 1819 built of stone lighthouse fell relatively quickly; a total of three other lighthouses were built at the same position after the demolition of the original building so far. 1844 the tower was replaced by one of the first lighthouse constructions made ​​of cast iron and 1858 equipped with a Fresnel lens of 4th order, which projected a constant white light. 1881 was followed by another new building. As part of the expansion of Fort Strong, which lasted from 1899 to 1939, the lighthouse had to be moved and in 1901 returned to service. From 1982 to 1985 he was taken by the Coast Guard decommissioned and converted as part of an extensive restoration on solar energy. 1998 saw another renovation.

The present lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 15, 1987 under the number 87,001,481.