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LIGHTHOUSES OF MASSACHUSETTS THEMATIC GROUP NOMINATION LIGHTHOUSE INFORMATION FORM MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 80 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116 PHOTOGRAPH KEY Leslie Fox - MHC - 1981 1. Light at end of Derby Wharf SKETCH MAP SALEM Jommon Derby Street Derby Wharf Lighthouse Salem Harbor. RECORDED BY: Leslie Fox/N.L. Salzman ORGANIZATION: MHC DATE: August 1981 NUMBER 14 See Derby Waterfront District NR 5/17/76 HISTORIC NAME: Derby Wharf Light Station TOWN: Salem LOCATION: Derby Wharf (in Salem Maritime National Historic Sitel COUNTY: Essex CODE: 009 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: 6th LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Essex County Registry of Deeds Book 813, p. 17 Derby Whart Corporation to U.S. VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION: Please refer to the attached site plan.
LAT./LONG.:_ 42° 31'7"/70 53'4" UTM COORDINATE: 19/345/200/4708/400 USGS QUADRANGLE : BOSTON,MA;NH;CT ;RI;ME SCALE: 1: 250,000 ACREAGE: less than one acre OWNER (S): National Park Service Department of the Interior Unmanned/Active STATUS: LIGHTHOUSES OF MASSACHUSETTS THEMATIC GROUP NOMINATION Derby Wharf Light Station (in Salem Maritime National Historic Site), Salem SITE DESCRIPTION: Derby Wharf Light Station is located on the very end of Derby Wharf on the west side of Salem Harbor. The wharf is presently clear of al1 but one other building. Directly across from the Light Station is the commercial/historic Pickering Wharf Shopping Center. The lighthouse occupies 1198.5 feet of Derby Wharf and has a right of way for access. At the foot of Derby Wharf is the Salem Custom House. Derby Wharf was once the busiest section of the port.
The Light Station is included in the Salem Maritime National Historic Site. Lighthouse # 14 page 1 LIGHIMÜUDeÙ Ur irioeriu LTHEMATIC GROUP NOMINATION Lighyhouse #'14 page 2 MAJOR ELEMENTS: The 12' square white brick tower stands 25' above the high wa ter l ine. Door - located on the west side, it is a single steel door with a vandal-proof lock. Windows - None - the structure's walls are solid; no features other than the door. Lens Room - The lens room is octagonal with a double course of windows. The exter1or appears original, with iron walls below the windows and an iron segmented roof and ventilation ball at the top. Balcony - The simple iron railing and balusters are similar to those at the Hospital Point Light in Beverly (#21). A half door leads to the interior from the balcony. The hoods on the rectangular air vents seem to have been removed.
Lighthouse # 14 page 3 LIGHTHOUSES OF MASSACHUSETTS THEMATIC GROUP NOMINATION CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY: 1870 - 1919 1966 - 1976- 1983 - Lighthouse constructed for $3000. The lighthouse 1ist records the visibility from sea at 9 miles, with the candlepower at 130 became part of the Salem Maritime Historic Site became part of the Derby Waterfront local Historic District light relit; uses solar power and has a 6 second FLR signal LIGHTHOUSES OF MASSACHUSEHO THEMATIC GROUP NOMINATION Lighthouse # 14 page 4 LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE The Derby Wharf Light Station possesses integrity of location, design, materials and workmanship as well as associations with the development of aids co navigation in Massachusetts. Constructed mn 18/7, 1t 1s one of only five square plan lights in the state and is part of an existing waterfront historic district.
It meets criteria A and C of the NRHP on the state level as well as survey criteria 4c,5a. #14 LIGHTHOUSES OF MASSACHUSETTS THEMATIC GROUP NOMINATION Salem Harbor Pickerina wharf Commercial Arca icustom House erby whart wiah 1. Tawer NPS /Pim 10-900-a (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Page 174 OMB Approvel No. 1024-0018 MAY 4 1987 Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Lighthouses of Massachusetts TR MASSACHUSETTS Nomination/Type of Review Cover substait! * Revier < 50 1. Cleveland LEDGE Light Station Keeper Keeper substantite Rovier Attest 2.Highnhand light statiom (Sapo (ol 1ghe) frsopor Aueru Byan elrts, I eonei Rogister Attest 3. Gay Head Light aatered in the Hattonal loglater Fkeeper, AiloreByan 6/1018, Attest 4.
Edgartown Harbor Light Xuimenad Sa 4ahe fReeper Tode ster Aebur Bgur 610t8, Attest 5. Derby Wharf Light Station' macered 1n ting FKeeper Natlonal Ioglshin sulmuBgan date, Attest 6. East Chop Light watered in ti letlamad Bogtster JReeper delmreBgan disth 1. Eastern Point Light Station Helnebgen 1/396, 8. Long Island Head Light iatered in the Jallonad Rosister 9. Long Point Light Station Momi Rogis fReeper Attest frtopor Auluse Bgun 610t0, Attest Keeper AllerPozen 92016; 10.
Marblehead Light Attest Iwiersd 1a pntioe1 todoweist keeper( AuloueByar 6/1518, Attest 87001466 WASO Form - 177 ("R" June 1984) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Derby WharfLight Station (Lighthouses of Massachusetts TR) Essex County MASSACHUSETTS resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Substantive Review: Reviewer's comments: J sample LJrequest Working No. 1pp/82 Fed. Reg. Date: Z204 Date Due: _ 6/68/87 Jatered ia wiAction: _ACCEPT _ 6-/5--87 -RETURN A Ifabhioned Bogstat Federal Agency: ency: Usce) NRStuni) Lappeal -NR decision Recom./Criteria Reviewer Discipline DateR see continuation sheet Nomination returned for: _ technical corrections cited below _substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 2. Location 3.
Classification Category Ownership Public Acquisition 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Has this property been determined eligible? 7. Description L yes no Condition Lexcellent - good fair deteriorated ruins _unexposed Check one -unaltered altered Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance summary paragraph completeness clarity - alterations/integrity dates boundary selection Status Accessible Present Use Check one -original site moved date 8. Significance Period Areas of Significance-Check and justify below Specific dates Builder/Architect Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) summary paragraph completeness clarity applicable criteria justification of areas checked relating significance to the resource context relationship of integrity to significance justification of exception other 9.
Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property Quadrangle name UTM References Verbal boundary description and justification 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: national state local State Historic Preservation Officer signature title date 13. Other Maps Photographs Other Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Signed- - Date - . Phone:.
GPO 918-450 Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet DERBY WVHARF LIGHT STATIC SALEM # 14 PHOTO #I oFI Derbi Sale &Salem Maritinte National Historic Sure 1A Brackion Map Scale: /'-1000' 1000 2000 Massachusetts Location Map Scole: /'-10 miles 10 20 30 Park boundary -Derby-Wharf=: LIGHTHOUSES O, MA THEMATIC GROUP NOMINATION MASSACHUSETTS LIGHT INDEX TITL SECTIONS/BO WEST ANCHOR/ EAST BULKHEAD /MARNE SOUTH BULKHEAD/CAPPIN CORNEF Crangu Streat Central Wharf This projact REDUCED SIZE REPRODUCTION Maritime N.H.S. an Park boundary Scale: /"- 100' 100 200 LAS - CONSTRUCTED DRAWING 8-76, M.E Historic Preservation Team -Lerallg NA anal Dir.. 5-31-24 Elema é itendica 1o:iizx 0.:. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE DENVER SERVICE CENTER AS CONSTRUCTI CONTRACT NO. Project No PREPARED C.
Cooper RESIGNEO D Cese DRAWN HECKEC 10-74 Whort Freu Locat.on Central Scem Marie Nocth Arnta - feesi REGICH Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000282