Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Massachusetts--West Chop Light

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WEST CHOP LIGHT

State: MASSACHUSETTS
Location: WEST CHOP ROAD / MARTHAS VINEYARD
Nearest City: TISBURY
County: DUKES
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1818

Photo by Jeremy D'Entremont

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1891
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1976
Foundation Materials: CONCRETE/STONE
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: CYLINDRICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 52
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1857
Present Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Present Lens Installed: 1857
Height of Focal Plane: 84
Fresnel Lens Disposition: ORIGINAL LENS STILL IN OPERATION
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? YES

Year Constructed: 1881
Construction Materials: WOOD
Architectural Style: CAPE COD
Fog Signal Type: HORN

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES (REMODELED 1881)

Year Constructed: 1847
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: VICTORIAN
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures: GARAGE (1935), STORAGE BUILDING, OIL HOUSE (1895)

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD LEASE TO VINEYARD ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #87001506
Name of Listing: WEST CHOP LIGHT STATION (LIGHTHOUSES OF MASSACHUSETTS TR)
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:

Last Modified: Tues, Apr 9 2002 4:47:02 pm EDT
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