Nobska Light
Nobska Light in 2016
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| Location | Woods Hole, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 41°30′56.7″N 70°39′18.5″W / 41.515750°N 70.655139°W |
| Year first constructed | 1829 |
| Year first lit | 1876 (current tower) |
| Automated | 1985 |
| Foundation | Natural Emplaced |
| Construction | Iron with brick lining |
| Tower shape | Cylindrical |
| Markings / pattern | White with black lantern |
| Height | 40 feet (12 m) |
| Focal height | 87 feet (27 m) |
| Original lens | Fifth-order Fresnel lens, 1876 |
| Current lens | Fourth-order Fresnel lens, 1888 |
| Range | White 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi), Red 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W, 6 sec. Red sector |
| Fog signal | 2 blasts every 30s |
| Admiralty number | J0456 |
| ARLHS number | USA-550 |
| USCG number |
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Nobska Point Light Station
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| Location | Nobska Rd., Falmouth, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 41°30′59″N 70°39′27″W / 41.51639°N 70.65750°WCoordinates: 41°30′59″N 70°39′27″W / 41.51639°N 70.65750°W |
| Area | 2.1 acres (0.85 ha) |
| Built | 1876 |
| Architectural style | Italianate, Other, Federal Revival |
| MPS | Lighthouses of Massachusetts TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 87001483 |
| Added to NRHP | June 15, 1987 |
1-15560
Nobska Light, originally called Nobsque Light, also known as Nobska Point Light is a lighthouse located at the division between Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound in Woods Hole, Massachusetts on the southwestern tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. It overlooks Martha's Vineyard and Nonamesset Island. The light station was established in 1826, with the tower protruding above the keeper's house, and was replaced in 1876 by the current 42 foot tall iron tower. The light station was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Nobska Point Light Station in 1987.
Nobska Light is set at the very southwestern tip of Cape Cod, separated from the shore by Nobska Road. The light station includes four buildings: the tower, the keeper's house, a radio beacon house, and a small oil house. The tower has a brick interior and a metal exterior, formed out of four rings of iron paneling, and rises to a height of 40 feet (12 m). The first three panels each have a single sash window with an Italianate surround, while the fourth level sports four porthole windows. The tower is topped by a ten-sided lantern house with an iron balcony and railing encircling it. A wood frame entry vestibule with gable roof projects toward the keeper's house. The oil house is a small brick structure with a gable roof, while the radio beacon house is a larger brick structure, also with a gable roof.
The light station was established in 1828, with the original light mounted on top of the keeper's house. In 1876 the present tower was built, along with one portion of the keeper's house and the oil house. The keeper's house was built in two stages, and was built to house both a keeper and an assistant. It is a 1-1/2 story Cape style wood frame house, whose older section was built in 1876; the other half was built in 1905. A central single-story cross-gable wing extends toward the tower, with enclosed porches on either side.
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