National Register of Historic Places
Twin Lights Historic District--Cape Ann Light Station
Twin Lights Historic District--Cape Ann Light Station is a historic place in Rockport, Essex County, Massachusetts, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on October 7, 1971, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 71000355.
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Twin Lights Historic District--Cape Ann Light Station
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About this place
What is Twin Lights Historic District--Cape Ann Light Station?
The Cape Ann Light Station on Thacher Island, off Cape Ann in Rockport, Massachusetts, is nationally significant as the last light station to be established under colonial rule and the first station in the United States to mark a navigational hazard rather than a harbor entrance. The current pair of lighthouses were built in 1861. They were both equipped with first order Fresnel lenses, which stood approximately 10 feet (3.0 m) high and weighed several tons (tonnes).
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Listing details
- Name
- Twin Lights Historic District--Cape Ann Light Station
- City
- Rockport
- County
- Essex County
- State
- Massachusetts
- Listed on the National Register
- October 7, 1971
- NRIS reference number
- 71000355
- Resource type
- district
- National Historic Landmark
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 42.63812, -70.57494
When was Twin Lights Historic District--Cape Ann Light Station listed on the National Register?
Twin Lights Historic District--Cape Ann Light Station was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 7, 1971.
Where is Twin Lights Historic District--Cape Ann Light Station located?
Twin Lights Historic District--Cape Ann Light Station is located in Rockport, Essex County, Massachusetts at approximately 42.63812, -70.57494. See the map above.
Is Twin Lights Historic District--Cape Ann Light Station a National Historic Landmark?
Yes. Twin Lights Historic District--Cape Ann Light Station is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.
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