Cape Spear National Historic Site of Canada

HSMBC Plaque Location

 St. John's, Newfoundland

Owner/Administrator

 Parks Canada

Date Designated: 1962

 

Plaque Status: Plaqued in 1983

 

Reason for Designation

Oldest surviving lighthouse in Newfoundland, 1836

Other Info


 

Cape Spear National Historic Site
P.O. Box 1268
St John's, NL
Canada
A1C 5M9
Tel:
709-772-5367
Fax:
709-772-6302


Email:
cape.spear@pc.gc.ca

 

Web Page:
http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/nl/spear/index_e.asp

 

 

 

 Plaque Text

 

CAPE SPEAR LIGHTHOUSE - LE PHARE DU CAP SPEAR

 

Cape Spear, Newfoundland's oldest surviving lighthouse, has served as the chief approach light for St. John's harbour since 1836. Constructed by local builders Nicholas Croke and William Parker, it consists of a stone tower surrounded by a frame residence, common lighthouse design on Canada's east coast. The light mechanism in use in the l9th century came from Inchkeith lighthouse in Scotland. Modern equipment was installed in 1912 and remains in use in the concrete tower built nearby in 1955. Much altered during the l9th century, the old lighthouse has been restored to its original appearance.

 

Construit par les entrepreneurs locaux, Nicholas Croke et William Parker, ce phare est le plus ancien de Terre-Neuve et le principal repère du port de Saint-Jean depuis 1836.  La tour de pierre qui s'élève au milieu d'une maison en bois rappelle l'architecture familière des phares dans l'Est du Canada.  Le mécanisme en usage au XIXe siècle venait du phare Inchkeith en Écosse.  Un mécanisme moderne fut installé en 1912 et il sert encore dans la tour de béton construite près d'ici en 1955. Le phare, qui a été grandement modifié au cours du XIXe siècle, a été restoré dans son aspect original.

 

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