[2][3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Ram Island Light Station on January 21, 1988.

[1] Ram Island is part of a group of islands along the eastern edge of Boothbay, extending roughly southward from Ocean Point,[4] the southernmost mainland point of the town of Boothbay, at the tip of the Linekin Neck peninsula.

The lantern house is surrounded by an iron walkway and railing, and is capped by a ventilator.

[6] By the late 19th century, Boothbay Harbor had become a major commercial and shipbuilding center of Mid Coast Maine, with a growing tourist trade and scheduled steamer service from cities further south.

This station was established in 1883 to mark the easternmost entrance to the harbor area, and the western approach to the Damariscotta River.