Race Point Light

Race Point Light is a historic lighthouse on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. It was first established in 1816, the third light on Cape Cod (after Highland Light, 1797, and Chatham Light, 1808), a rubblestone tower with one of the first rotating beacons. In 1858 the light got a fourth order Fresnel lens and, in 1874, a second keeper's quarters. In 1875, after significant deterioration of the original tower, it was replaced with an iron tower lined with b... More
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Area:

  • 0.0036422 km² (0.0014062 mi² )

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Also known as:

  • Race Point Light Station,
  • Race Point Light, Provincetown

Listed Site

Designation as Natural or Cultural Site:

Designation Date Listed Category or Criteria
  • Jun 15, 1987
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Location

Geolocation:

Latitude Longitude
  • 42.06106
  • -70.24203
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Architecture

Structural Height:

  • 13.716 m (45 ft )

Automated date:

  • 1978

Construction:

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From the U.S. National Register of Historic Places base

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Significant Year:

  • 1876
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