Alternate Name(s):
West Dennis Light
Type:
Year Established:
1855
Existing:
Yes
Download:
IMG_3464adj.jpeg (419.01 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2015
Photo Credit:
Jeremy D'Entremont
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
EAST OF MOUTH OF BASS RIVER
Latitude:
41° 39.1'
Longitude:
70° 10.1'
City / Town:
WEST DENNIS
U.S. State:
Massachusetts
Location County:
BARNSTABLE
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
The Lighthouse Inn
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1914-1989
Year Tower Established:
1855
Tower Construction Material:
IRON TOWER ON WOOD HOUSE
Tower Foundation:
BRICK
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
44
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
44
Tower Shape:
CONICAL TOWER ON DWELLING ROOF
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1855
Keeper's Quarters Style:
MODIFIED GOTHIC REVIVAL
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
OPTICS
Current Optic:
300 MM
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1855
Private Aid:
Yes
USCG Access to Optics:
No
More Information
Comments:
Lighthouse was sold at auction in 1917 and sold again in 1938. Over the years the buildings were added on to, enlarging the site facilities. The Stone's owned the facility and began taking on overnight guests to help pay the mortgage, leading the way to becoming an inn.
On August 7, 1989 a light was lit in the lantern for the first time in 75 years. It is not an active aid to navigation, and only lit when the inn is open from May 1 to October 31.
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Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017