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Managing Organization:
St. Croix Historical Society
Telephone:
207-454-2604
Website: http://www.stcroixhistorical.org/whitlock/
Email: schs@stcroixhistorical.org
Contact Address Information:
RFD 1, Box 93
Calais
Maine,
04619,
United States
Notes:
Whitlock's Mill Light is the northernmost lighthouse in the U.S. Under the Maine Lights Program the lighthouse was transferred to the St. Croix Historical Society in 1997. Tower Height: 25 Height of Focal Plane: 32 Characteristic and Range: Six seconds green alternating with six seconds darkness. Description of Tower: Cylindrical white brick tower with black cast iron lantern.
This light is operational
Other Buildings?
1901 1.5 story wood/stucco keeper's house, 1910 fog bell tower, 1910 oil house, storage building. Date Established: 1910 Date Present Tower Built: 1910 Date Automated: 1969 Optics: 1909: Fourth order Fresnel lens; now 250 mm. Fog Signal: 1910: Fog bell in pyramidal tower. Current Use: Active aid to navigation, private residence. Open To Public? No. Directions:
The lighthouse can be viewed from the St. Croix River View Rest Area on US Route 1 in Calais. The rest area is announced by a "Rest Area 1,500 ft." sign from the south. The view is largely obscured by trees in summer. Listed on the
National Register of Historic Places Keepers: Frank N. Jellison (1909-1920), Alvah Robinson (1945-1947), Jasper L. Cheney (1949-1957).
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