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The history of Bass Harbor Head Light dates to 1855, when it was determined that there was sufficient reason for a lighthouse at the mouth of Bass Harbor. In 1885, the U.S. Congress appropriated $5,000 for construction of the lighthouse. In 1876, construction was completed on a fog bell and tower, since removed.^[2] A much larger 4,000-pound (1800 kg) bell was placed inside the tower in 1898.^[6] The house of the lightkeeper remains in its original configuration with the exception of a 10-foot addition that was added in 1900.^[6] The lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Bass Harbor Head Light Station on January 21, 1988, reference number 87002273.^[1]

In 1902, an oil storage house constructed of brick was built 205 feet northwest of the lighthouse.^[2]