Autre nom(s)
Malpeque Back Range Light
Malpeque Outer Back Range Light
Liens et documents
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Date(s) de construction
1897/01/01
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2020/09/23
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The Malpeque Back Range Light is a square tapered tower clad in wood shingles, located in Darnley, on the north shore of Prince Edward Island overlooking the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Valeur patrimoniale
The Malpeque Back Range Light, also known as the Darnley Point Back Range Light or Outer Range Back Light, is valued for its associations with the marine and navigational history of the area, for its contributions to the landscape and its importance to its community as a visual landmark.
A request in 1874 for a safer passage into Malpeque Harbour, resulted in the establishment of the Darnley Point Range Front and Back Lights in 1889 which worked in concert with the Fish Island Lighthouse. These initial range lights consisted of lanterns placed on 30' mast on a shed base. The lights were positioned about 1,444' apart. Slat-work previously used on the Brighton Beach light in Charlottetown was re-purposed and attached to the structure in 1892 to make the lights more visible in daylight. However, in 1897 more stable open-frame structures were constructed under the supervision of Milton Walsh to a Department of Transport design. The range lights, standing at just over 25', were later enclosed. They are similar in appearance, however, the Front Range has cornerboards and wooden bracketing supporting its gallery while the Back Range light does not have cornerboards and its gallery has iron support brackets. Both have a red vertical stripes or daymarks on the seaward elevations to improve visibility.
Lighthouse keepers responsible for the Front and Bank Range Lights have included: John D. Morrison (1889-1890), Cornelius Morrison (1890-1896), G.W.J. Wiggans (1896-1913) and C. Morrison for an unknown period beginning in 1913.
Not open to visitors, the Malpeque Back Range Light continues to be an important visual and cultural landmark in its community.
Source: Heritage Places files, Dept. of Fisheries, Tourism, Sport & Culture, Charlottetown, PE
File #: 4310-20/M47
Éléments caractéristiques
The heritage value of the range light is shown in the following character-defining elements:
- the square tapered tower
- the cedar shingle cladding, painted white with red trim
- the red painted vertical stripe or daymark on its seaward elevation
- the placement of the projecting shed roofed door
- the lantern platform, with iron support brackets and balustrade
- the lantern housing
- the setting of the lighthouse within the coastal landscape
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Île-du-Prince-Édouard
Autorité de reconnaissance
Province de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard
Loi habilitante
Heritage Places Protection Act
Type de reconnaissance
Endroit historique inscrit au répertoire
Date de reconnaissance
2012/07/12
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
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Thème - catégorie et type
- Économies en développement
- Communications et transport
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
Historique
- Transport maritime
- Phare ou aide à la navigation
Architecte / Concepteur
Dept of Transport
Constructeur
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Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
Source: Heritage Places files, Dept. of Fisheries, Tourism, Sport & Culture, Charlottetown, PE
File #: 4310-20/M47
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Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
4310-20/M47
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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