Half Way House (Chatham, Massachusetts)

For other uses, see Halfway house.

Half Way House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Picture taken in 2012
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Location	Chatham, Massachusetts
Coordinates	41°40′09″N70°01′36″W / 41.66921°N 70.02667°W / 41.66921; -70.02667
Built	1870
NRHP reference No.	78000423 [1]
Added to NRHP	July 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]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Barnstable County, Massachusetts

References

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

External links

• Halfway House, at U.S. Coast Guard, includes photos