Nauset

Year Established:
1838
Existing:
Yes
Download:
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File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2012
Photo Credit:
Jeremy D'Entremont
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
CAPE COD - BOSTON APPROACH
Latitude:
41° 51.6'
Longitude:
69° 57.2'
City / Town:
NORTH EASTHAM
U.S. State:
Massachusetts
Location County:
BARNSTABLE
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Owner / Manager:
OWNED BY CAPE COD NATIONAL SEASHORE; MANAGED BY NAUSET LIGHT PRESERVATION SOCIETY
Open to Public:
Yes
Light List Data:
  1. Nauset
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1877
Tower Construction Material:
CAST IRON W/BRICK LINING
Tower Foundation:
CONCRETE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
102
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
48
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Tower Daymark:
RED UPPER HALF, WHITE LOWER HALF
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1875
Keeper's Quarters Style:
GOTHIC REVIVAL
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
Other Structures:
BRICK OIL HOUSE (1892, MOVED 1996), GARAGE ATTACHED TO KEEPERS (1923, DEMOLISHED 1998), DETACHED GARAGE FOR KEEPERS CAR (1926)

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
DCB-224
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1923
Private Aid:
Yes
USCG Access to Optics:
No

Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017