Monomoy Point Light

Monomoy Point Light
Monomoy Point Light in 2010
Map
LocationMonomoy Island
Coordinates41°33′33.6″N 69°59′37.4″W / 41.559333°N 69.993722°W / 41.559333; -69.993722
Tower
Constructed1823
FoundationBrick
ConstructionCast iron with brick lining
Automatedno
Height14 m (46 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
ShapeCylindrical
MarkingsRed with black lantern
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1849 (current structure)
Deactivated1923
LensFourth order Fresnel Lens
Monomoy Point Lighthouse
Monomoy Lighthouse circa 1865
Nearest cityChatham, Massachusetts
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1849
Architectural styleCape Cod
MPSLighthouses of Massachusetts TR (AD)
NRHP reference No.79000324
Added to NRHPNovember 01, 1979

Monomoy Point Light[1] is a historic light in Chatham, Massachusetts.

The station was established in 1823. The first light was a wood tower and brick lantern room on top of the keeper's house. The current tower, one of the first made of cast iron, was built in 1849.

After the opening of the Cape Cod Canal in 1914, most vessels bound from south of the Cape to the Boston area took the shorter and safer route through the canal, so there was much less traffic past the light and the light was deactivated in 1923.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Monomoy Point Lighthouse on November 1, 1979, reference number 79000324.[2]

The keeper's house is preserved and serves today as a guest house. The Lighthouse Preservation Society, the Massachusetts Audubon Society, and The Friends of Monomoy support preservation of the lighthouse and keeper's house.[3] It lies within the Monomoy Wilderness.

  1. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Massachusetts". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-09-06. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. ^ Rowlett, Russ (2009-09-06). "Lighthouses of the United States: Southeast Massachusetts". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.