Little Mark Island Monument Harpswell, Maine
National Register of Historic Places Data
The Little Mark Island Monument has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places with the following information, which has been imported from the National Register database and/or the Nomination Form. Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.
- National Register ID
- 16000338
- Date Listed
- June 7, 2016
- Name
- Little Mark Island Monument
- Other Names
- Little Mark Island Monument Light
- Address
- N. Casco Bay at mouth of Merriconeag Sound
- City/Town
- Harpswell
- County
- Cumberland
- State
- Maine
- Category
- structure
- Level of Sig.
- local
- Areas of Sig.
- MARITIME HISTORY; TRANSPORTATION
Description
Text courtesy of the National Register of Historic Places, a program of the National Parks Service. Minor transcription errors or changes in formatting may have occurred; please see the Nomination Form PDF for official text. Some information may have become outdated since the property was nominated for the Register.
The Little Mark Island Monument was built in 1827 and retains substantial integrity. It is an early nineteenth century monumental tower daybeacon structure and lifesaving facility. This property is one of two such structures in Maine and is historically significant in Cumberland County on the local level.
Its period of historical significance begins in 1827 when it was built and ends in 1966, fifty years before the present. The Little Mark Island Monument qualifies for inclusion in the National Register under Criteria A and C.
It meets Criterion A in the areas of transportation and maritime history by exemplifying the long-term Federal government program to improve navigational safety in the United States through constructing and maintaining aids to navigation and lifesaving facilities.
It also qualifies under Criterion C for being a well-preserved example of New England architectural methods used in building early nineteenth century Federal lighthouses and daybeacons.
It exemplifies regional stone masonry construction dating to that time period. The Little Mark Island Monument possesses the historical qualities of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. It is widely recognized as a landmark of Casco Bay's historic maritime landscape.
