Pumpkin Island Lighthouse is located on an island of the same name, near Little Deer Isle, ME. The lighthouse stands on the northwestern side of its namesake, which lies along the south side of the entrance to Eggemoggin Reach. The light station was established in 1854 with construction of a 22-foot conical brick tower plus lantern room. It was fitted with a fifth-order Fresnel lens which showed a fixed white light.The station also included an attached 1 1/2 story wooden keeper's dwelling and a barn. In 1930, the light was automated and continued to operate until 1933 when the station closed.
After the lighthouse closed, it was first purchased in 1934 by George Harmon of Bar Harbor for $552. He also bought and sold at least two other area lights during the same period. Five years later, Harmon was offering the Pumpkin Island property for sale at $2,000.
At the time of my visit here in 2001, the Pumpkin Island Lighthouse continued an inactive light and privately owned.
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