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Year first constructed
  
1838

Automated
  
1923

Foundation
  
Natural / Emplaced

Opened
  
1838

Phone
  
+1 603-431-9155

Year first lit
  
1838

Deactivated
  
1951-1963

Height
  
12 m

Material
  
Stone

Ned Point Light

Location
  
Mattapoisett, Massachusetts

Address
  
50 Ned's Point Rd, Mattapoisett, MA 02739, USA

Similar
  
Palmer Island Light Station, Butler Flats Light, Bird Island Light, Wing's Neck Light, Cleveland East Ledge Light

Ned Point Light is a historic lighthouse on Ned's Point Road in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts. The light was built in 1838 at a cost of $4,500. The stone from which was built was all found nearby. There are 32 granite steps which lead to the lantern that are cantilevered without the use of mortar. The original stone keeper's house was loaded on a barge and taken to Wing's Neck Light in 1923. The light was deactivated from 1951 to 1963 after the land was sold to the town of Mattapoisett for use as a park.

The lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. Although Google calls the road "Ned's Point Road", the National Register listing and the USCG Light List use "Ned Point Light" and the USGS shows "Ned Point" on the topo quad.

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