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| Stage Harbor Lighthouse, Chatham, MA (Cape Cod) |
*Dates of operation~~ 1880-1933
*Building Material~~ Cast Iron
*Tower~~ 36 feet
*Elevation~~ 5 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ White
*Light Pattern~~ Fixed white
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters, boat shed, outhouse
*Automated~~ N/A
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ None
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ Private home
*Waterway Location~~ Stage Harbor, Nantucket Sound
*Significant Feature~~ Upon decommissioning the lighthouse in 1933, the lens and
lantern were removed and the top of the tower capped before being sold to the Hoyt
family, who remain the current owners. The lighthouse was never upgraded with
electricity or indoor plumbing, even to this day.
LINKS
Jeremy D'Entremont's lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthouse.cc/stageharbor/index.html
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/stagehbr.htm
New England Lighthouse Wallpaper Guide's lighthouse info
http://home.comcast.net/~debee2/mass/Stage.html
*Building Material~~ Cast Iron
*Tower~~ 36 feet
*Elevation~~ 5 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ White
*Light Pattern~~ Fixed white
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters, boat shed, outhouse
*Automated~~ N/A
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ None
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ Private home
*Waterway Location~~ Stage Harbor, Nantucket Sound
*Significant Feature~~ Upon decommissioning the lighthouse in 1933, the lens and
lantern were removed and the top of the tower capped before being sold to the Hoyt
family, who remain the current owners. The lighthouse was never upgraded with
electricity or indoor plumbing, even to this day.
LINKS
Jeremy D'Entremont's lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthouse.cc/stageharbor/index.html
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/stagehbr.htm
New England Lighthouse Wallpaper Guide's lighthouse info
http://home.comcast.net/~debee2/mass/Stage.html
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