Half Way House (Chatham, Massachusetts)

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Half Way House
Picture taken in 2012
LocationChatham, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°40′09″N 70°01′36″W / 41.66921°N 70.02667°W / 41.66921; -70.02667
Built1870
NRHP reference No.78000423[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 21, 1978

The Half Way House is a historic shelter for shipwrecked mariners on Forest Beach Road in Chatham, Massachusetts. This small shed-like structure was probably built in the late 19th century, and originally stood opposite the Old Harbor U.S. Life Saving Station. It may have been one of a number of such shelters erected by the Massachusetts Humane Society to provide protection for shipwrecked mariners, and is probably the last of its type. It was blown down in a 1944 hurricane, and moved to a location on private property off Andrew Harding Lane, and moved again to Forest Beach, where it still stands.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] Massachusetts Historic Commission Records incorrectly indicate the building was demolished in 1991.[2]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "MACRIS inventory record for Halfway House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
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