Portland Breakwater Light, aka Bug Light

This unusual lighthouse was erected in 1875, modeled after the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates of ancient Athens. The six Corinthian columns originally held up a fourth-order fresnel lens with a red beam.

The water around the breakwater has long been filled in, and the light known affectionately as the Bug Light stands amidst an oil pipeline terminus and an industrial park, its lens removed.

Portland Breakwater Light (on the left)

Spring Point Ledge Light (on the right)

Photo 51, april 2003

Portland Breakwater Light (Bug Light)

This unusual lighthouse was erected in 1875, modeled after the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates of ancient Athens. The six Corinthian columns originally held up a fourth-order fresnel lens with a red beam.

The water around the breakwater has long been filled in, and the light known affectionately as the Bug Light stands amidst an oil pipeline terminus and an industrial park, its lens removed.

Photo 104, Oct 2010

Portland Breakwater Light (Bug Light)

Photo 109, Oct 2010

Portland Breakwater Light (Bug Light)

Photo 110, Oct 2010

Portland Breakwater Light (Bug Light)

Photo 114, Oct 2010