Location | Portsmouth Harbor, Piscataqua River, New Castle, New Hampshire |
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Coordinates | 43°4′15.7″N 70°42′30.9″W / 43.071028°N 70.708583°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1771 (original tower) 1878 (current tower) |
Construction | Cast-iron & Brick |
Automated | 1960 |
Height | 48-foot (15 m) |
Shape | Conical |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
Light | |
First lit | 1878 |
Focal height | 16 m (52 ft) |
Lens | Fourth order Fresnel, 1854 |
Range | 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) |
Characteristic | Fixed Green |
Portsmouth Harbor Light | |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1804 |
Built by | United States Lighthouse Board |
Architect | James Chatham Duane |
Architectural style | Late Victorian |
MPS | Light Stations of the United States MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 09000816[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 8, 2009 |
Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse located within Fort Constitution in New Castle, New Hampshire, United States.