Lighttower; Point Escuminac
In French: Phare de la pointe Escuminac
Also known as Point Escuminac Light Tower
About Lighttower; Point Escuminac
The federal government recognizes Lighttower; Point Escuminac for its heritage, the only such building in Hardwicke. Lighttower; Point Escuminac went up in 1965–1966. The register names Canadian Coast Guard, Lorence E. Slaght (Ingeneer) as its architect.
The Point Escuminac Light Tower is a slender, 18-meter tall structure comprised of a hexagonal, reinforced concrete shaft that is flared at its summit to support a circular concrete gallery and octagonal, prefabricated metal lantern. Painted white, the tower’s exterior features red accents on its lantern and simple metal railings. Based on a prototype developed for the Cape Forchu Light Tower, its hexagonal plan is a modernist interpretation of the former octagonal wooden tower that used to stand within the light station. Established as part of an upgrading program, the current light tower is the most prominent feature of the site, located on a low, flat shale point at the southern entrance to Miramichi Bay on the Gulf of the St. Lawrence.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Lighttower; Point Escuminac · Open Government Licence – Canada · the register’s own words, unchanged
The federal government rates the heritage buildings it owns as Classified or Recognized.
Finding Lighttower; Point Escuminac
Hardwicke
It stands apart from the town’s other historic places.
Questions about Lighttower; Point Escuminac
Is Lighttower; Point Escuminac protected?
The federal heritage policy applies while Canada owns it.
Can you visit Lighttower; Point Escuminac?
The outside is easy to see; inside, it depends on the owner’s rules.
When was Lighttower; Point Escuminac built?
Lighttower; Point Escuminac went up in 1965–1966, by its record.
What is Lighttower; Point Escuminac?
Lighttower; Point Escuminac became a Recognized Federal Heritage Building in 2008.
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Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Photos: Wikimedia Commons, each credited with its licence and copied to our own server · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles.
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