Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Massachusetts--East Chop (Telegraph Hill) Light

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EAST CHOP (TELEGRAPH HILL) LIGHT

State: MASSACHUSETTS
Location: MARTHAS VINEYARD / VINEYARD HAVEN ENTRANCE
Nearest City: OAK BLUFFS
County: DUKES
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1869

U.S. Coast Guard photo

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1877
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1933
Foundation Materials: CONCRETE
Construction Materials: CAST IRON
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: CONICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 40
Original Optic:
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: 300 MM
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 79
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date: 1869
Description: PRIVATELY BUILT LIGHTHOUSE
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? NO (DEMOLISHED)

Year Constructed: 1877
Number of Stories:
Architectural Style: GOTHIC REVIVAL
Construction Materials:

Other Structures: NONE

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION IN TOWN PARK

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD LEASE TO MARTHA'S VINEYARD HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Open to the Public? YES (Go to Lighthouses to Visit for access information)

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED Reference #87001480
Name of Listing: EAST CHOP LIGHT (LIGHTHOUSES OF MASSACHUSETTS TR)
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:

Last Modified: Fri, Apr 5 2002 4:33:02 pm EDT
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