Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Massachusetts--Nobska Point Light

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NOBSKA POINT LIGHT

State: MASSACHUSETTS
Location: WOODS HOLE HARBOR ENTRANCE
Nearest City: WOODS HOLE
County: BARNSTABLE
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1829

NPS photo by Candace Clifford, 1995

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1876
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1985
Foundation Materials: NATURAL EMPLACED
Construction Materials: IRON W/BRICK LINING
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: CYLINDRICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 40
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1876
Present Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Present Lens Installed: 1876
Height of Focal Plane: 87
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Fog Signal Type: HORN

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1876
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: VICTORIAN
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures: BRICK OIL HOUSE (1876), PAINT LOCKERS (1876), GARAGE (1931), RADIOBEACON BUILDING (1937)

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/COAST GUARD HOUSING

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD

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

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #87001483
Name of Listing: NOBSKA POINT LIGHT STATION (LIGHTHOUSES OF MASSACHUSETTS TR)
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:

Last Modified: Tues, Apr 9 2002 1:49:02 pm EDT
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