Barnegat Light Public School

Barnegat Light Public School
Location: 501 Central Ave., Barnegat Light, New Jersey
Area: less than one acre
Built: 1904
Governing body: Local
NRHP Reference#: 76001178[1]
Added to NRHP: June 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 Barnegat Light Historical Society Museum 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.

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References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ "Barnegat Light Historical Society Museum". Barnegat Light Historical Society. http://lbi.net/nonprof/blhist.htm. Retrieved 5 January 2010. 
  3. ^ "About the Museum". Barnegat Light Historical Society. http://bl-hs.org/about_the_museum.htm. Retrieved 5 January 2010. 

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