Straitsmouth Island Light

The Straitsmouth Island Light is a lighthouse located on Straitsmouth Island, in Rockport, Massachusetts. The original tower was built in 1835, and replaced by a second tower in 1896.^[2] It was automated in 1967, and is still in operation. The United States Coast Guard Light List^[3] description is "White cylindrical tower". The actual light is 46 feet (14 meters) above Mean High Water. The Light List name is "Straightsmouth Light", but the island is "Straitsmouth Island" on NOAA charts.

Straitsmouth Island Light

USCG photo of the 1896 tower
Location	Rockport, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°39′44.14″N 70°35′17.05″W
Tower
Constructed	1835
Foundation	Granite
Construction	Brick / Asphalt
Automated	1967
Height	37 feet (11 m)
Shape	Cylindrical
Markings	White with black lantern
Heritage	National Register of Historic Places listed place
Light
First lit	1835
Focal height	14 m (46 ft)
Lens	250 millimetres (9.8 in), solar powered
Range	6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi)
Characteristic	Green, flashing every 6 sec
Straightsmouth Island Light
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Area	1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built	1835 (1835)
Architectural style	Gothic
MPS	Lighthouses of Massachusetts TR
NRHP reference No.	87001487[1]
Added to NRHP	June 15, 1987

Straitsmouth Island Lighthouse on a beautiful morning in Rockport, MA, USA. (Drone Photography by Barry Mullin)

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Straitsmouth Island Light in 1987.^[1]

Straitsmouth Island was owned for many years by the naval architect William Francis Gibbs and his wife, New York socialite and opera supporter, Vera Cravath Gibbs.

The island was left to the Massachusetts Audubon Society following the Gibbses' deaths in the 1960s.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts