Half Way House (Chatham, Massachusetts)

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Half Way House
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Location Chatham, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°40′27″N69°56′52″W / 41.67417°N 69.94778°W / 41.67417; -69.94778
Built1920
NRHP reference No. 78000423 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 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]

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