Type:
Year Established:
1808
Existing:
Yes
Download:
IMG_2388adj.jpeg (847.12 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2015
Photo Credit:
Jeremy D'Entremont
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
W. SIDE CHATHAM HARBOR/SE CAPE COD
Latitude:
41° 40.3'
Longitude:
69° 57'
City / Town:
CHATHAM
U.S. State:
Massachusetts
Location County:
BARNSTABLE
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
U.S. Coast Guard
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1877
Tower Construction Material:
CAST IRON PLATE W/BRICK LINING
Tower Foundation:
CONCRETE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
80
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
48
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1877
Keeper's Quarters Style:
DUPLEX
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
Other Structures:
RADIO BEACON, LOOKOUT TOWER, OIL HOUSE (1877), GARAGE (1937); DESTROYED: 1872 CHATHAM LIFESAVING STATION
OPTICS
Current Optic:
DCB-224
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1857
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1982
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
More Information
Comments:
This station had two towers. In 1922 two light stations were deemed obsolete as they had been discontinued in the rest of the world. The plan was to remove one tower, and make the remaining light more distinctive.
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017