| Coordinates: | 42.8152°N -70.8189°W | ||||||||||
| Yearbuilt: | 1788 | ||||||||||
| Yearlit: | 1898 (current structure) | ||||||||||
| Automated: | 1951 | ||||||||||
| Foundation: | Concrete (originally wood) | ||||||||||
| Construction: | Wood | ||||||||||
| Shape: | Conical | ||||||||||
| Marking: | White with black lantern | ||||||||||
| Characteristic: | Oc (2) G 15s | ||||||||||
| Fogsignal: | none | ||||||||||
| Module: |
| ||||||||||
The Newburyport Harbor Light, also known as Plum Island Light, built in 1788, is a historic lighthouse on Northern Boulevard in Newburyport, Massachusetts.[1] [2]
The original 4th order Fresnel lens is still in use, one of only five original glass Fresnel lenses still in use in Massachusetts.[3]
The light is now owned by the City of Newburyport and is leased to the Friends of Plum Island Light.[4]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Newburyport Harbor Light on June 15, 1987, reference number 87001485.