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Portsmouth Harbor Light
Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse
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LocationPortsmouth Harbor, Piscataqua River, New Castle, New Hampshire
Coordinates43°4′15.7″N 70°42′30.9″W / 43.071028°N 70.708583°W / 43.071028; -70.708583
Tower
Constructed1771 (original tower)
1878 (current tower)
ConstructionCast-iron & Brick
Automated1960
Height48-foot (15 m)
ShapeConical
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1878 Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height16 m (52 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
LensFourth order Fresnel, 1854
Range12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi)
CharacteristicFixed Green
Portsmouth Harbor Light
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Arealess than one acre
Built1804 (1804)
Built byUnited States Lighthouse Board
ArchitectJames Chatham Duane
Architectural styleLate Victorian
MPSLight Stations of the United States MPS
NRHP reference No.09000816[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 8, 2009

Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse located within Fort Constitution in New Castle, New Hampshire, United States.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.

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