HA-251
Havre de Grace Lighthouse (Concord Point Lighthouse)
Architectural Survey File
This is the architectural survey file for this MIHP record. The survey file is organized reverse-
chronological (that is, with the latest material on top). It contains all MIHP inventory forms, National
Register nomination forms, determinations of eligibility (DOE) forms, and accompanying documentation
such as photographs and maps.
Users should be aware that additional undigitized material about this property may be found in on-site
architectural reports, copies of HABS/HAER or other documentation, drawings, and the “vertical files” at
the MHT Library in Crownsville. The vertical files may include newspaper clippings, field notes, draft
versions of forms and architectural reports, photographs, maps, and drawings. Researchers who need a
thorough understanding of this property should plan to visit the MHT Library as part of their research
project; look at the MHT web site (mht.maryland.gov) for details about how to make an appointment.
All material is property of the Maryland Historical Trust.
Last Updated: 02-18-2004
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FOR NPS USE ONLY
RECEIVED NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY --NOI\1INATION FORM
DATE ENTERED FOR FEDERAL PROPERTIES
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HISTORIC
Havre de Grace Lighthouse AND!OR COMMON
f1JLOCATION , STR,E.~T & NUMBER _ , , , , ··· 1 ...
Concord .anq_ Lafayette S,treet -CITY. TOWN ...
Havre de Grace· _ V-ICINITY OF
STATE
t·~aryland
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OWNERSHIP
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PUBLIC ACQUISITICN
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REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS (JI appltcablt!)
Department of Transportation STREET & NUMBER
CODE
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_WORK IN PROGRESS
ACCESSIBLE
-}{YES RESTRICTED
_YES UNRESTRICTED
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CONGRESSIOf;AL DISTRICT
Second . · · .. , : COUNTY CODE
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PRESENT USE
_AGRICULTURE _MUSEUM
__ COM~IERCIAL _PARK
_EDUCATIONAL _PRIVATE RES•Dc ~<CE
__ ENTERTAINMENT __ RELIGIOUS
)LGOVE RNME NT _SCIEi'<T!FIC
__ INDUSTRIAL
_MILITARY
_TRANSPORTATION
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Co~mander, Fifth Coast Guard District, 431 Crawford Street CITY TOWN STATE
Portsmouth -- VICINITY OF Virginia
[iliLOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE
REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC Harford County S1RE.El & NUMBER
CIH. lOWN STATE
Belair, t·~aryland
(].]REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE
None DATE
DEPOSITORY FOR
SURVEY RECORDS
CITY TOWN
_FEDERAL _STATE _COUNTY _LOCAL
STATE
G'J DESCRIPTION
__ EXCELLENT
_GOOD
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CONDITION
_OETERIORAlED
_RUINS
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CHECK ONE
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_ MOVED DATE __ _
DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
The Havre de Grace lighthouse structure, constructed in 1827, is the only structure remaining from the original complex authorized by the Maryland General Assembly in 1826. The original complex consisted of the lighthouse, keeper's quarters and an outhouse. Presumably, the specifications for the lighthouse structure were developed by staff personnel of the Treasury Department.
The lighthouse is a conical structure of stone painted white, 2~ feet high, situated on a plot of land 7' ·above mean low water. The focal plane of the light was 32 feet above the base. A cupola constructed of metal with rectangular glass panes surmounts the stone tower. Access to the cupola is gained by means of a circular granite stairway which ~ccupies the entire core of the structure.
The lighthouse originally had nine lamps with 16 inch reflectors. The last equipment used in this tower was a fifth-order classical lens with a fixed green light.
Lill SIGNIFICANCE
PERIOD AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE -- CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW
_PREHISTORIC _ARCHEOLOGY PREHISTORIC
_ 1400 1499 - ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC
__ 1500 1599 _ AGRICULTURE
__ 1600 1699 _ _ARCHITECTURE
__ 1100 1799 __ ART
~soo 1s99 XcoMMERCE
__ 1900 _COMMU'<ICATIONS
SPECIFIC DATES 1827
Sf1\TEMENT OF SIGNIFIC1\NCE
_ _cQ,,1MUNITY PLANNING
_CONSERVATION
_ EC0';0\11CS
_EDUCATION
__ ENGINEERING
_ EXPLOR.\TION SETTLU.•ENT
_ l'.DUSTRY
1'-''''- NTION
_LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE ___ RELIGION
- LAW _ SCIENCE
_ LITERATURE _SCULPTURE
__ MILITARY )( SOCIAL;HUMANITARl/IN
_ \1USIC __ fHEATER
- PHILOSOPHY _ TRA~;SPORTATION
_ POLITICS GOVERNMENT _OTHER ISPE<•cv•
BUILDER ARCHITECT
The Havre de Grace Lighthouse was built in 1827 by Mr. John Donohoo who was responsible for many of the early lighthouses on the Chesapeake Bay. The lighthouse was built at the junction of the Chesapeake Bay and the Susquehanna River in Harford County, Maryland. The General Assembly of Maryland in 1826 authorized the construction of this lighthouse because of the numerous vessels lost in this area.
Although the official name given to the lighthouse has always been Havre de Grace, the local citizenry still refer to this lighthouse as the Concord Lighthouse. The name apparently dates back to the seventeenth century when this area was known as Point Concord. Augustine Herman on his map of 1670, designates the point at the mouth of the Susquehanna River as Point Conquest and from this name Point Concord has been derived.
Havre de Grace Lighthouse v1as attended by Mr. John O'Neill, an Irishman, \'iho was given this job by the city in recognition of his heroism in defending Havre de Grace from the British during the War of 1812. The O'Neill descendants attended the light until it was automated in the 1920 1s. This dedication on the part of the 0 1Neill 1s is unrivaled in the history of Chesapeake lighthouses.
The lighthouse was discontinued by the Coast Guard as an active light 17 November 1975.
OJ MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES
Robert de Gast, The Lighthouses of the Chesapeake The John Hopkins University Press: 1973
._.. C. Milton Wright, Our Harford Heritage
.._, Library of Congress Card #67-31596: 1967
[!]GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATEO PROPERTY. • 01 (484 sqft) U1M REfEliENCES
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The lighthouse is located at the east end of Lafayette:Street. Jh~ lightbquse is 218' south 81 3;40 east from the corner formed· by the intersection of the north side of Lafayette Street and the west side of Concord Street .
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STATE CODE COUNTY CODE
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[J}]FORM PREPARED BY NAME I TITLE
W. M. Whittington, Realty Specialist 11/25/75 ORGANIZATION DATE
Fifth Coast Guard District 804 393-9611, ext. 304 STREET & NUMBER TELEPHONE
431 Crawford Street - .. :.: - ~ _-, :-. . : r .. ~ • #•, •
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CITY OR TOWN STATE
Portsmouth, Virginia 23705
in] CERTIFICATION OF NOMINATION STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER RECOMMENDATION
YES __ NO __ NONE __
STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER SIGNATURE
In compliance with Executive Order 11593. I hereby nominate this property to the National Register. certifying that the State
Historic Preservation Officer has been allowed 90 days in which to present the nomination to the State Review Board and to
evaluate its significance. The 'evaluated level of s1gnif1cance is __ National __ State __ Local.
FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE
TITLE
FOR NPS USE ONLY
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPERTY IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER
DIRECTOR. OFFICE OF ARCHEOLOGY AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION ATTEST:
• KEEPER OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER
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Netr ~ts bettez tban none at Havre de Grace lighthouse
At Havre de Grace Ughthouse, new )lgbt IS better than none ~
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. tor~ lhe said, ;so the cq~- : tM!e raised tnoal!y. Bell.Ing flowers · arid ~ppfw Of t.he llgbtlaou!e ; ~ \lrinillilJ a f25,000 8f'8Dt from: Ute :r.fatYlalld Hiltol'l~al Trust.
The committee bas spent about : "'U,009, lbe a.;tid, including a fias- • eo fo wlUcla members hand-: ~J»ed the bu'll~lng and appfiecl autlleritic-lookiug whitewash -which "lltarted to p~ after about • two rnon*'8 and looked terrible."
it bu~ been repainted. Al~ the original light was ..,..e, lllllllJ aotheulic touches re
....... • Hid. The lock, which tUet •*b;-aa key, was recon· stn&ated b.J baad iby a J>lacklmith.
'Die lfOUI DOW bopes to raise IDCIM1 tor Judseapini the proper-9 · on ·CDocord street and for a ........ pier to make the li&ht· if> .1111 .. aoae~e from land and !P wMtr. i. care Oftlte UlhUlovle once was Ulliqae: It •as the only one in ~ea blat.ory whose keeping .\LJ '.W#·~ perpetvally to one J: llaull11, Ge O'NeiUI. sbe said. -•
tad trllt dates to the War of 11!112. eett .Hin O'Neill and his ..:.!:4 "POtalo ..,.. .. fired three can- ' l!"'f'_& a Brltbb admiral, Sir ~ ~ 'Ccdbetn, wbo bad sailed Q:I up19iice.ilapeake; landed in Cecil ~ county and "looted, burned and ~~--.··
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MARYLAND 12. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFtCAHON NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION
As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na· I herebv certify that thi• · property ia included in the Ilona! Histonc Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law
89-665), I hereby nomlll8te thia property for inclusion Natlona I Re&iater.
in the National Register and certify that it has been
evaluated according to the criteria and proce<llres set
forth by the National Park Service. The recommended Chief, Ollice of ArcheoloQY and Historic Preservation
level of significance of this nomination is:
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