| Location | Annisquam, Massachusetts |
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| Year first constructed | 1897 |
| Automated | 1974 |
| Foundation | Stone |
| Construction | Brick |
| Tower shape | Cylindrical |
| Markings / pattern | White with black lantern |
| Focal height | 45 ft (14m) |
| Original lens | 5th order Fresnel lens |
| Current lens | 190mm |
| Range | W 14nm, R 11nm |
| Characteristic | Fl W 7.5s with Red sector |
| Fog signal | 19th century: Bell 1931: Horn, 2 every 60s |
| Admiralty number | J0268 |
| ARLHS number | USA-015 |
| USCG number | 1-9615 |
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Annisquam Harbor Light Station
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| Location: | Wigwam Pt., Gloucester, Massachusetts |
| Area: | 1.3 acres (0.53 ha) |
| Built: | 1801 |
| Governing body: | U.S. Coast Guard |
| MPS: | Lighthouses of Massachusetts TR |
| NRHP Reference#: |
87001526 [4] |
| Added to NRHP: | June 15, 1987 |
Annisquam Harbor Light Station is a historic lighthouse on Wigwam Point in the Annisquam neighborhood of Gloucester, Massachusetts.
The first light station, a 40-foot (12 m) wooden tower, was established in 1801. The building fell into disrepair and, in 1851, was replaced by an octagonal wooden tower of the same height. The original lighthouse keeper's house was repaired and, with alterations, has remained to this day. In 1869, a covered walkway was built between the house and the tower.
In 1897, the current brick lighthouse was built on the same foundation as the previous two constructions. Some time after 1900, the covered walkway to the keeper's house was replaced by an uncovered wooden footbridge.
In 1931, a foghorn was installed, but until 1949, it was used only from October 15 to May 15 to spare summer residents the noise.[5] The lighthouse was automatated in 1974. The fog signal was first removed by the Coast Guard, but after complaints by fishermen and local boaters, it was re-activated and eventually automated as well.
The lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
The original wooden keeper's house from 1801 is still used as a housing for United States Coast Guard personnel who manage the site. In 2000, a major restoration of the tower was conducted by the Coast Guard.[3] In 2008, the building made an appearance, supposedly as a lighthouse in Maine, in the film remake The Women (starring Meg Ryan).
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