Nauset Light

Nauset Light
Nauset Light, oil house and lightkeeper's home
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LocationNauset Beach, Eastham, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°51′36.5″N 69°57′10.6″W / 41.860139°N 69.952944°W / 41.860139; -69.952944
Tower
Constructed1877
FoundationConcrete
ConstructionCast iron with brick lining
Automated1955
Height48 feet (15 m)
ShapeConical
MarkingsUpper red, lower white with black lantern
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Fog signalnone
Light
First lit1877 (current tower in Chatham)
1923 (current tower here)
Deactivated1996-97
now a private aid
Focal height120 feet (37 m)
Lens4th order Fresnel lens (original), Carlisle & Finch DCB-224 (current)
RangeWhite 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi), Red 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi)
CharacteristicAlt white and red 10s
Nauset Beach Light
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1875
Architectural styleGothic Revival
MPSLighthouses of Massachusetts TR
NRHP reference No.87001484[1]
Added to NRHPJune 15, 1987

Nauset Light, officially Nauset Beach Light,[2] is a restored lighthouse on the Cape Cod National Seashore near Eastham, Massachusetts, erected in 1923 using the 1877 tower that was moved here from the Chatham Light.[2][3][4] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The tower is a cast-iron plate shell lined with brick and stands 48 feet (15 m) high. The adjacent oil house (where fuel was stored in the early days) is made of brick and has also been restored. Fully automated, the beacon is a private aid to navigation. Tours of the tower and oil house are available in summer from the Nauset Light Preservation Society which operates, maintains and interprets the site. The tower is located adjacent to Nauset Light Beach.

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