Cape Elizabeth Light
Cape Elizabeth Light (also known as Two Lights) is a lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, at the southwestern entrance to Casco Bay in Maine.
| Location | Cape Elizabeth, US |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 43°33′57.846″N 70°12′.209″W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1828 |
| Foundation | Stone |
| Construction | Cast iron |
| Automated | 1963 |
| Height | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Shape | Conical tower attached to entrance tower; East tower conical without lantern |
| Markings | White with black trim, East Tower White. |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Fog signal | HORN: 2 every 60s |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1874 (current tower) |
| Deactivated | West tower was deactivated in 1924 |
| Focal height | 129 feet (39 m) |
| Lens | 2nd order Fresnel lens (original), VRB-25 (current) |
| Range | 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W(4) 15s |
Two Lights | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Location | Cape Elizabeth, Maine |
| Built | 1874 |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 74000167 |
| Added to NRHP | December 27, 1974 |
Only the eastern tower of the two that made up the light station until 1924 is active. Until recently, the eastern light used a second-order Fresnel lens. The western tower is deactivated, but remains standing. Public Access to the light station is prohibited by both the US Government and multiple private landowners. the US Government The facility is adjacent to Two Lights State Park, a 41-acre (17 ha) state facility. However, the park no longer has view of the lighthouses, and some folks opt to tour the area by boat to avoid trespassing. The park was the Cape Elizabeth Military Reservation, part of the Harbor Defenses of Portland, in World War II. During that war the former western lighthouse was a fire control tower.
Cape Elizabeth Light, designed in the Gothic Revival style, was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Two Lights on December 27, 1974.