Baker Island Light, Lightkeeper's House, Just east of Cranberry Isles, at entrance to Frenchman Bay, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME
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Significance: The first Baker Island Lighthouse began operation in 1828 with William Gilley as lightkeeper. With the election of a Whig president in 1848, Gilley was replaced, and by 1855 the light and the keeper's dwelling had been rebuilt at a cost of $4,963. In 1903 the wooden light tower was reinforced by a 4" brick wall, and in 1958 the light was made automatic, leaving the keeper's house abandoned.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-60
Survey number: HABS ME-172
Building/structure dates: ca. 1855 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1903 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1958 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 88000046
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