Near Calais,Maine
Est 1892; present lighthouse built 1909
25 feet high; light 32 feet above water.

Have you ever dreamed of waking up in the morning to the sight of a lighthouse outside your bedroom window? Now is your chance.

Jeremy's Lighthouse Guide #19

The keeper’s house at Whitlock’s Mill Lighthouse in Calais, Maine, is for sale, with an option available for adjacent property as well.

This is the northernmost light in New England. Beginning in 1892 a lantern was displayed from a tree on the American side of the St. Croix River near Calais (pronounced “callous”). The city was an important lumber port and complaints led to the construction of a lighthouse in 1909. The lighthouse is named for a Mr. Whitlock who tended the lantern that preceeded it. He also owned a mill nearby, hence the name "Whitlock's Mill."

The light was automated in 1969 and the last keeper left. The lighthouse tower was transferred to the St. Croix Historical Society in 1998.

The property was recently sold privately and had an asking price of $350,000. The house has three bedrooms and one bath, with a total of 2,428 square feet of space. The property encompasses 1.2 acres, with 238 feet of waterfront. Included are the historic wooden bell tower – one of very few remaining in Maine – the oil house, and an additional storage building. An abutting property, including a small cottage near the water, is also for sale for an additional $150,000. The total size of the two properties is 3.4 acres with 568 feet of waterfront.

Copyright 2004 by Jeremy D'Entremont,New England Lighthouses
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