The Friends of Little River Lighthouse is a chapter of the nonprofit American Lighthouse Foundation. Boat transportation is provided for our overnight guests as well as for visitors during open houses.. The first lighthouse at Little River was built in 1847. Little River Lighthouse is located on a small island, just off shore of Cutler, Maine. It was a stone tower attached to a granite keeper’s house. It is cared for by the Friends of Little River Lighthouse, a chapter of the American Lighthouse … A light station was first established at this site in 1846, and the present structure was built in 1876. “Little River Lighthouse was once listed as one of Maine’s Ten Most Endangered Historic Properties by Maine Preservation and many said it could never be saved, but it was saved, thanks to the generosity and help of a whole lot of people,” said Kathleen Finnegan, Secretary of Friends of Little River Lighthouse, a Chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation. The Friends of Little River Lighthouse, a chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation, invites you to stay with us at the Little River Light Station, which is located at the entrance to picturesque Cutler Harbor in Downeast Maine. Help us preserve Little River Lighthouse located in Cutler Harbor, Maine. The first lighthouse at Little River was built in 1847. The first lighthouse established at Little River was built in 1847. The two-story, Victorian light-keepers' house was built in 1888 to replace an earlier structure. At one time, the lighthouse was painted red, with a black lantern. The Friends of Little River Lighthouse, a chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation, offers special Open Houses, in addition to the site’s overnight stay program during the summer season, so that the general public can have the opportunity to visit and enjoy the island light station. The light station is now owned by the American Lighthouse Foundation, which offers overnight stays in the keeper's house, and occasional tours of the property. Boat transportation to the island from Cutler Harbor is provided. The lighthouse itself is not visible from the shore, but you can catch a glimpse of the island. In 1876 the stone tower was torn down and replaced with a cast iron tower (brick lined), which still stands today. It is one of the only iron lighthouses in the state, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Little River Light Station on March 14, 1988. Little River Light. Little River Light is a lighthouse on an island at the mouth of the Little River, in Cutler, Maine. The need for a lighthouse was brought about by the increase of trade, shipbuilding and the fishing industry in Cutler Harbor – the last protected harbor on the Maine coast before Canada. The light station has been has been undergoing restoration since 2001.