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Barnegat Light Public School
Barnegat Light Public School is located in New Jersey
Barnegat Light Public School
Location501 Central Ave., Barnegat Light, New Jersey
Area0.9 acres (0.36 ha)
Built1904
NRHP reference No.76001178[1]
Added to NRHPJune 07, 1976

The Barnegat Light Public School was the one-room schoolhouse for the borough of Barnegat Light, New Jersey from 1903 until June 15, 1951. It became the museum of the Barnegat Light Historical Society in 1954.[2][3]

Among other things, the museum houses the first degree Fresnel lens from Barnegat Lighthouse.

The schoolhouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. ^ "Barnegat Light Historical Society Museum". Barnegat Light Historical Society. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  3. ^ "About the Museum". Barnegat Light Historical Society. Retrieved 5 January 2010.