Race Point Light Station
Race Point Beach, Provincetown, MAThe Race Point Light Station possesses integrity of location, design, setting, materials, and workmanship as well as important associations with the development of aids to navigation in Massachusetts. Consisting of the cast iron light tower, keeper's house, oil house, and garage, the complex was largely built in 1876. Although the individual structures have somewhat deteriorated, Race Point Light Station remains significant as one of the few intact complexes dating from the nineteenth century.
Local significance of the structure:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
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