Blockhouse Point Lighthouse
In French: Phare de Blockhouse Point
About Blockhouse Point Lighthouse
Blockhouse Point Lighthouse is West River’s heritage lighthouse. Blockhouse Point Lighthouse went up in 1876–1877. Design by J. Tomlinson, 1875 (Department of Marine and Fisheries, Plan No. 71.) designed it.
The Blockhouse Point Lighthouse is a wooden square-tapered tower with an attached two-storey lightkeeper’s residence. Built in 1876, the lighthouse achieves a height of 12.8 metres (42 feet) from base to vane. The lighthouse is located on the west side of the entrance to the Charlottetown Harbour on the south shore of Prince Edward Island. The lighthouse is part of a series of lighthouses that guide ships safely through the Northumberland Strait.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Blockhouse Point Lighthouse · Open Government Licence – Canada · in the register’s words, not edited
Heritage lighthouses are designated under the Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act of 2008.
Finding Blockhouse Point Lighthouse
West River
There is no walk from here to another historic place; see farther afield.
Questions about Blockhouse Point Lighthouse
What is Blockhouse Point Lighthouse?
Blockhouse Point Lighthouse: a heritage lighthouse, designated in 2024.
Is Blockhouse Point Lighthouse protected?
Its designation under the federal lighthouse act protects it.
Can you visit Blockhouse Point Lighthouse?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
When was Blockhouse Point Lighthouse built?
Work on Blockhouse Point Lighthouse is recorded as 1876–1877.
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