Sankaty Head Light

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Sankaty Head Light

Sankaty Head Light
Location	Siasconset, Massachusetts
Coordinates	41°17′01″N 69°57′54.7″W / 41.28361°N 69.965194°W / 41.28361; -69.965194
Year first lit	1850
Automated	1965
Foundation	Brick
Construction	Brick / Granite
Tower shape	Cylindrical
Markings / pattern	White with red band midway and black lantern
Height	70 ft, 158 feet from sea level
Original lens	Second order Fresnel lens
Range	24 nm
Characteristic	White, flashing every 7.5 sec
Sankaty Head Light
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Location:	Nantucket, Massachusetts
Coordinates:	41°17′01″N 69°57′54.7″W / 41.28361°N 69.965194°W / 41.28361; -69.965194Coordinates: 41°17′01″N 69°57′54.7″W / 41.28361°N 69.965194°W / 41.28361; -69.965194
Built:	1850
Governing body:	Federal
NRHP Reference#:	87002028 ^[1]
Added to NRHP:	October 15, 1987

The Sankaty Head Light is a lighthouse located on Nantucket island. It was built in 1850, was automated in 1965, and is still in operation.

In 1987, the Sankaty Lighthouse was listed in the National Register of Historic Places as the Sankaty Head Light, reference number 87002028.

According to the National Park Service, only the lower part of the tower is original. The lantern and stairs are reproductions.

The lighthouse was moved away from an eroding bluff (approximately 400 feet) in October 2007.

Contents

1 National Register listing
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

[edit] National Register listing

Sankaty Head Light
(added 1987 - Structure - #87002028)
Sankaty Head, Nantucket Island, Nantucket
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown
Architectural Style: No Style Listed
Area of Significance: Maritime History, Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance: 1825-1849, 1850–1874, 1875–1899
Owner: Federal
Historic Function: Defense, Transportation
Historic Sub-function: Coast Guard Facility, Water-Related
Current Function: Defense, Transportation
Current Sub-function: Coast Guard Facility, Water-Related

Sankaty Light at its current location. The former location is where the benches are

[edit] See also

List of Registered Historic Places in Nantucket County, Massachusetts

[edit] References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.

[edit] External links

NPS - Historic light stations - Sankaty Head Light
Sankaty Head Light History
Moving of Sankaty Lighthouse Due To Erosion
"Sankaty Light: 'I see Sankaty, the mariner’s friend!' The future of Nantucket's "blazing star", by Robert D. Felch. Originally published by the Nantucket Historical Association in the Historic Nantucket, Vol. 56, No. 3 (Summer 2007).
Sankaty Light, 1849 from Nantucket Historical Association's Digital Exhibition: 'Sconset 02564

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