National Historic Landmark · lightvessel · South Portland, Maine

Lightship No. 112, Nantucket

Lightvessel in South Portland, Maine. Added to the National Register in 1989, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic Landmark Listed 1989Pusey and Jones

Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

United States lightship Nantucket (LV-112) is a National Historic Landmark lightship that served at the Lightship Nantucket position. She was the last serving lightship and at time of its application as a landmark, one of only two capable of moving under their own power. She served as the lightship for such notable vessels as the liners United States, Queen Mary, and Normandie.

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The record

Property type	Structure
Address	Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute Pier, South Portland, ME
County	Cumberland County
Listed	Dec 20, 1989
Listed for	Politics and government, Architecture, Social history
Level of significance	National
Reference number	89002464
Architect	Pusey and Jones
Type of place	lightvessel
Designations	National Historic Landmark, National Treasure
Contributing resources	1 structure
Standing	Yes

Visiting

Address	Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute Pier, South Portland, ME
Nearest national park unit	Boston National Historical Park · 1 mile · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearby	West Hill Park 34 miles

Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Local history books for Cumberland County

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Portland Firefighting
Lt. Sean C. Donaghue and Andrea F. Donaghue, 2018
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Portland's Historic Eastern Cemetery
Ron Romano, 2017
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in Portland
John William Babin and Allan M. Levinsky, 2015
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The Irish of Portland, Maine
Matthew Jude Barker, 2014
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Brunswick and Topsham
Joyce K. Bibber, 2003
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Maine travel guides

Maine Play Book
Jennifer Hazard, 2021
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Lonely Planet Maine and Acadia National Park
2019
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Moon Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire
Jen Rose Smith, 2018
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Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.

Reference

Questions people ask

When was Lightship No. 112, Nantucket listed on the National Register?

Dec 20, 1989. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Who designed Lightship No. 112, Nantucket?

Pusey and Jones.

Source: Wikidata

Where is Lightship No. 112, Nantucket?

Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute Pier, South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. The nearest national park unit is Boston National Historical Park, 1 mile away.

Source: Boston National Historical Park

Are there campgrounds near Lightship No. 112, Nantucket?

One federal campground is within reach, West Hill Park, 34 miles away.

Source: Campsite Atlas

Sources

Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 89002464. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.