Notes: These lighthouses were the second pair of range lights to be erected on Spectacle Island -- the first were the Spectacle Island Range Lights in 1897. None of the buildings from the lighthouse station remain; today the island has been transformed into a public park. Height of Focal Plane: 70 Characteristic and Range: Fixed red (1931) Description of Tower: White, conical wooden tower with black cast iron lantern.
This light is not operational
Date Established: 1903 Date Deactivated: c. 1950s Current Use: Destroyed. Directions: These range lights no longer exist, but Spectacle Island can be seen from many cruises in the Boston area. Keepers: Winfield Creed (c. 1906-1926), John Lelan Hart (1926-1938), ? Jaspers (c. 1941).
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