 Monomoy Point Light in 2010 | |
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| Location | Monomoy Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°33′33.6″N69°59′37.4″W / 41.559333°N 69.993722°W /41.559333; -69.993722 |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1823 |
| Foundation | Brick |
| Construction | Cast iron with brick lining |
| Automated | no |
| Height | 14 m (46 ft)  |
| Shape | Cylindrical |
| Markings | Red with black lantern |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1849 (current structure) |
| Deactivated | 1923 |
| Lens | Fourth orderFresnel Lens |
Monomoy Point Lighthouse | |
 Monomoy Lighthouse circa 1865 | |
| Nearest city | Chatham, Massachusetts |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1849 |
| Architectural style | Cape Cod |
| MPS | Lighthouses of Massachusetts TR (AD) |
| NRHP reference No. | 79000324 |
| Added to NRHP | November 01, 1979 |
Monomoy Point Light[1] is a historic light inChatham, 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 ofcast iron, was built in 1849.
After the opening of theCape 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 theNational Register of Historic Places asMonomoy Point Lighthouse on November 1, 1979, reference number 79000324.[2]
The keeper's house is preserved and serves today as a guest house. TheLighthouse Preservation Society, theMassachusetts Audubon Society, and The Friends of Monomoy support preservation of the lighthouse and keeper's house.[3] It lies within theMonomoy Wilderness.
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