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LIGHTHOUSES OF MASSACHUSETTS THEMATIC GROUP NOMINATION LIGHTHOUSE INFORMATION FORM MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 80 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116 NUMBER 3 PHOTOGRAPH KEY Jack Clarke - MHC October 1980 1. Close up of Tower and appended cottage HISTORIC NAME: "Three Sisters of Nauset"; known as "The TOWN: Eastham LOCATION: 5 mileswest of Nauset Beach, o north side of cable Road COUNTY: Barnstable _CODE:_ 001 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: 10th LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Barnstable County Courthouse, bk. 16, p. 264 National Park Service 2/7/1975 VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION: Please refer to the attached assessor's r nomination confined to structure. SKETCH MAP ATLANTIC OCEAN NAUSET BEPCH LIGHT ToKE6 CABLE RD.1 LAT./LONG.: N/A UTM COORDINATE: 19/421/000/4632/800 USGS QUADRANGLE: Prov.RI.,Mass, Conn. SCALE:1:250,000 ACREAGE: less than l acre OWNER(S):_U.S.
Park Service/Department ot the Interior THE BEACON STATUS: Inactive/Unmanned RECORDED BY: ORGANIZATION: DATE: N. Salzman/J. Clarke MHC/Cape Cod Planning July 22, 1981 LIGHTHOUSES OF MASSACHUSETTS THEMATIC GROUP NOMINATION Lighthouse #3 page 1 Site Description The Beacon (Eastham) is presently located .5 mile west of Nauset Beach on the north side of Cable Road. It now stands on a lot with the two other towers that, with The Beacon, comprised the Three Sisters of Nauset. The National Park Service plans to relocate the three structures in their approximate original configuration and to restore them but these plans are not finalized. Currently all three structures lack their lantern houses.
Lighthouse #3 page 2 LIGHTHOUSES OF MASSACHUSETTS THEMATIC GROUP NOMINATION MAJOR ELEMENTS DESCRIPTION A wood frame, shingled, cylindrical two story tower (1892) with an attached one story structure (1923). EXTERIOR: Entry is on the east side, opposite attached structure. Wood frame diagonal lapstrake construction with shingles (painted white). Two 6/6 windows at Level 1, one 2/2 window at Level 2. Nine Italianate wooden brackets support the balcony, which is a projecting platform of wood. The lens room, or lantern house, has been removed. It is now stored or located in TK. !!!!!!!! The original cast iron lens room had nine windows in the upper portion and nine iron panels in the lower with a scuttle door to the balcony; the railing consisted of simple posts and single iron rail. The ball ventilator and lightning rod were intact and surmounted the standard iron roof.
LIGHTHOUSES OF MASSACHUSETTS THEMATIC GROUP NOMINATION Lighthouse #3 page 3 CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY 8/18/1837 - Benjamin H.A. and Sally Collins sell land for $150. 1838 - a "curious trio, badly built, three brick towers in a line 15' high, 150' apart" on the Bluff at Nauset; 2 keeper's houses. The light had three stationary and alterating lights; each had ten lamps with 13" reflectors ($7050.01 cost, $4949.99 of appropriation returned). 1892 - three portable wooden towers built further back from cliffs. Brick towers washed away (foundations are still visible on beach). 1911 - two of three towers sold and removed. Light now revolving, 3 flashes approximately. 1923 - Beacon Light moved to new location in the parking lot at Nauset Beach, attached to one story cottage. Twin Light at Chatham moved approximately 1/4 mile to Nauset to replace the Beacon.
2/7/1975 - purchased by Department of the Interior (National Park Service); included in Cape Cod National Seashore. ca. 1985 - moved to current location off Cable Road to await relocation and restoration by NPS. LIGHTHOUSES OF MASSACHUSETTS THEMATIC GROUP NOMINATION Lighthouse #3 page 4 LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE The Beacon at Nauset (Eastham) possesses integrity of materials and workmanship as well as assocations with the development of aids to navigation in Massachusetts.
It was constructed in 1892 as part of a trio of wooden towers which replaced an earlier 1838 trio of brick towers and which were purposel y designed to be portable due to the shifting nature of the Nauset Although currently inactive, The Beacon remains significant as a component of the only example of a triple light (along with the Twin Lights of Nauset) illustrating an early simple technological effort to distinguish between lights which are geographically close. As technology progressed, it became possible to incorporate all three signal lights within this tower through the use of a revolving mechanism. The Beacon meets criteria A and C and Criteria Consideration exception B (for its architectural and technological value) of the National Register of Historic Places. It also meets survey criteria la, 4a.
NPS Form 10-900-a (3-82) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form Continuation sheet Item number OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 For NPS use only received MAY date entered 4 1987 Page 374 Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Lighthouses of Massachusetts TR MASSACHUSETTS Nomination/Type of Review JBD21. Hospital Point Light Station JeiteJ 22. Graves Light Station Date/Signature edsiny Reeper( Nelone/Sjun 2pests: Attest e Bestrnn Keeei Aelmus Byun gaste 23. Annisquam Harbor Light Station Jnterad ix Intioni Reglstez The Beacon 24. Jatered 1m National Rogloter fatoper AeeneBqun 615t Attest fKeeper AeluueBzan6/108; Attest Mhute 25. Bird Island Light Matered in tte Mat1ona1 Begistet) Keeper ZelmBru spoti; 26. Borden Flats Light Station Batored 1s Mationei .
Juylstox Attest Jtkeeper Allureßzus 6/578, 27. Boston Light Station Iatorad 1 Metomel Ragelstor fareopes Attest AelrrerByu 6/5t8, 28. Brant Point Light Station SSUROSDNIE Mattonce WReeper Aelreryuu 9/9/07 29. Butler Flats Light Station intored Natiosei Attest fheeper Attest AlloresByen 6/578, 30. Cape Poge (Pogue) Light Intored National Rogts3er Keeper AelueBgen 928/8, Attest RESUBMISSION 87001527 WASO Form- 177 ("R" June 1984) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET The Beacon Nauset Beach Light (Lighthouses of Massachusetts TR) Barnstable County MASSACHUSETTS resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Substantive Review: Reviewer's comments: LJ sample Lrequest Working No.. 4/38 Fed. Reg. Date: 2287 Date Due: _ Iatered in Agtion: _ACCEPT.
Setionel Register - _RETURN -REJECT. Federal Agency: USCG 6/18/87 6-15-87 - NPS Lappeal -NR decision Recom./Criteria Reviewer Discipline Date 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? yes ] no 7. Description Condition excellent 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 Loriginal 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 THE BEACON EASTHAM, MA PHOTO #IOFI Lighthanges of Ma, #3 Bracon" Cable Rd. No. Eastham, MA 10/80 Tack Clanke CAPE COD PLANNING- SCOBONLE DEVSBOPMENT COMMISSION Ist DISTRICT COURI HOUSH BARNSTABLS, MASS. 02630 5,6 & 7. Twin Lights & The Beacon NAUSET LIGHTHOUJE Bestagn fwses2861 map, from Town Hall, January, I978. THIRD STREET 129-32,3(E6171 B5 1-14 1.03 STREET 129-32,3(E6173 B 2 1-14 1.04 CABLE129.32;31E8759 =o..?.sire 1-8 -120-32; 81E 8661 B2 9.14 *64 44 STHAM JAN. 1, 1980 ASSESSORS 129-32;32E6262 TOWN OF EASTHAM~ C.C.N.S. 204 -31 1-5,8-10 9.92;32E8285 FIFTH 129-32:B3-7,8 32E6270 PLA N FOURTH B2 2-5,9,10 129-32;32E6282 42 AVE.- -- AVE. I33AS 0829328125627 82 7,8 L.13 NAUSET AVE. 129-32; 32E6284 B12 1-7 66 AVENUE_ IST. BE5 B F6 1-8 B G7 1,2, 621 Pt.
8629328125 .22 129-32:32E6298 NAUSET L/GHT MUSET SECOND B B 19 1-6 1-6 C.16 BE5-6,8 AVENUE B L12 1-6 .61 BKII 1-6 108932528-621 B28 3.75 129-32;32E6297 B 015 1-6 66293282 FIRST BE 44 .52 .44 AVENUE PLANE! 1 B15 1,2 .26 129-32: 32E68Is| B8 ROADN28-32;32E8838 1-6 B9 33 129. AN 2:32E 6830 - 3 1-6 44 1-8 8689325:28-621 1S *3 15 11 129-32,52E68 .44 CENTRA MEIA - AVENUE TROZTE TOWN 0.24A 129-32;32E6898 ROAD HERMAN'S CC.N.S. 129-32 SCALE) (100' MAP 24 SCALE - NICKERSON 200 FEET TO : & BERGER, INC - Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000282