Mount Desert Light Station

Mount Desert Rock, Frenchboro, Maine. County/parish: Hancock.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 14, 1988. NRIS 88000155.

3 contributing buildings. 1 contributing structure.

Also known as:

  • Mount Desert Rock Light Station

From Wikipedia:

Mount Desert Light

Mount Desert Light is a lighthouse on Mount Desert Rock, a small island about 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi) south of Mount Desert Island, in the U.S. state of Maine. While the first light station was established in 1830, the current lighthouse was built in 1847. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Mount Desert Light Station in 1988. It is currently owned and operated by the College of the Atlantic, located in Bar Harbor, Maine.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/88684911

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