Libby Island Light
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Libby Island Light is a lighthouse
on Libby Island, on the south side of Machias Bay
, in Machiasport, Maine.
It was first established in 1817 as a wood tower. The present granite structure was built in 1823 and improved in 1848. Alexander Parris
was involved in the 1848 work. It is unpainted in the historic photo, but was painted white at some point. The USCG removed the paint in 2007.
Libby Island Light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Libby Island Light Station on June 18, 1976, reference number 76000117.
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....
on Libby Island, on the south side of Machias Bay
Machias Bay
Machias Bay is a bay in Washington County, Maine that opens into the Gulf of Maine.The bay was the scene of the Battle of Machias — the first naval battle of the American Revolution, occasioned by the British need for lumber for Boston....
, in Machiasport, Maine.
It was first established in 1817 as a wood tower. The present granite structure was built in 1823 and improved in 1848. Alexander Parris
Alexander Parris
Alexander Parris was a prominent American architect-engineer. Beginning as a housewright, he evolved into an architect whose work transitioned from Federal style architecture to the later Greek Revival. Parris taught Ammi B. Young, and was among the group of architects influential in founding what...
was involved in the 1848 work. It is unpainted in the historic photo, but was painted white at some point. The USCG removed the paint in 2007.
Libby Island Light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Libby Island Light Station on June 18, 1976, reference number 76000117.