Built in 1821,the 30ft.stone lighthouse was razed in 1857 and replaced with a 1 1/2 story cottage. A Fresnel lens was installed in the 1850's. The house and a walkway between house and tower were added in 1857. An oil house and boathouse added in 1880 and 1899. In 1895 a bell tower and 1,000-pound bell were added. Burnt Island was the last lighthouse in New England to be converted from kerosene to electricity in 1962. It was the last in Maine to be automated in 1989.