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| Location | Southern Island, Tenants Harbor, Maine, United States |
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| Coordinates | 43°57′40″N 69°11′5.4″W / 43.96111°N 69.184833°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1857 |
| Foundation | Stone |
| Construction | Brick |
| Height | 27 feet (8.2 m) |
| Shape | Cylindrical tower, with attached dwelling |
| Markings | White with black lantern |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place  |
| Fog signal | Bell in square pyramidal tower Current tower is a replica |
| Light | |
| Deactivated | 1933 |
| Focal height | 66 feet (20 m) |
| Lens | 4th order Fresnel lens, then 5th order |
| Range | 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi) |
Tenants Harbor Light Station | |
| Nearest city | Tenants Harbor, Maine |
| Area | 20 acres (8.1 ha) |
| Architect | US Army Corps of Engineers |
| Architectural style | Cape Cod style keeper's residence |
| MPS | Light Stations of Maine MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 87002026[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 20, 1987 |
Tenants Harbor Light, also known as Southern Island Light,[2] is a lighthouse at the mouth of Tenants Harbor, St. George, Maine, United States.[3][2] It appears in paintings by Andrew Wyeth and his son Jamie Wyeth, who have owned the lighthouse since 1978.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Rowlett, Russ (October 9, 2009). "Lighthouses of the United States: Southern Maine". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maine". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017.