Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Massachusetts--Wings Neck Light

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WINGS NECK LIGHT

State: MASSACHUSETTS
Location: BUZZARD'S BAY
Nearest City: PATUISETT
County: BARNSTABLE
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1849

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1889
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1945
Automated:
Foundation Materials: FIELDSTONE
Construction Materials: WOOD
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: HEXAGONAL PYRAMIDAL
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 32
Original Optic: FIFTH ORDER
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: REMOVED
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 50
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? YES

Year Tower Constructed: 1945
Type: STEEL SKELETAL

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Fog Signal Type: ORIG. BELL

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1889
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: ATTACHED
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures: COVERED WALKWAY ATTACHING TOWER TO DWELLING, OIL HOUSE (1849), 1870S KEEPERS FROM NED POINT LIGHT

Current Use: PRIVATE RESIDENCE

Owner/Manager: PRIVATE OWNER

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #87001503
Name of Listing: WING'S NECK LIGHT (LIGHTHOUSES OF MASSACHUSETTS TR)
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
TOWER ATTACHED TO DWELLING BY COVERED PASSAGEWAY

Last Modified: Tues, Apr 9 2002 3:30:02 pm EDT
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