Half Way House (Chatham, Massachusetts)

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Half Way House
Picture taken in 2012
Location Chatham, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°40′27″N 69°56′52″W / 41.67417°N 69.94778°WCoordinates: 41°40′27″N 69°56′52″W / 41.67417°N 69.94778°W
Built 1920
Architect Unknown
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference #

78000423

[1]
Added to NRHP July 21, 1978

The Half Way House is a historic shelter for shipwrecked mariners on Andrew Harding Lane 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.[2]

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

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "MACRIS inventory record for Halfway House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-08.

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