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description

Summary

Significance: This Greek Revival structure was first built in 1855 and rebuilt in 1875. It is constructed of cast-iron plate, its bolted joined covered by cast-iron Corinthian columns, cornices, and cresting. The structure was abandoned in 1943.

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-52

Survey number: HABS ME-112

Building/structure dates: 1875 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1889 Subsequent Work

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lighthouses abandoned buildings maritime south portland portland breakwater lighthouse portland breakwater lighthouse northeast northeast end portland breakwater harbor portland harbor cumberland cumberland county maine wolfgang g braun edw burr robert l desilets samuel m green historic american buildings survey thomas e peacock gerda peterich f blair reeves us coast guard thomas ustick walter photo ultra high resolution high resolution library of congress
date_range

Date

1933 - 1970
person

Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
U.S. Coast Guard
Walter, Thomas Ustick
Peterich, Gerda
Burr, Edw.
Green, Samuel M
Reeves, F Blair
Braun, Wolfgang G
DeSilets, Robert L
Peacock, Thomas E
place

Location

South Portland ,  43.64147, -70.24088
create

Source

Library of Congress
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Link

http://www.loc.gov/
copyright

Copyright info

No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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