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Race Point Lighthouse Replica


My replica of the Race Point Lighthouse
comes with your choice of:

  • Cedar Wood Construction for either indoor or outdoor display
  • Pine Wood Construction for indoor use only

The base price includes:

Options available for the Race Point Lighthouse are:

 

           

HEIGHT: 25 Inches
WIDTH: 16 Inches
SHAPE: Conical
WEIGHT: 9.5 Pounds

           
                             
      BASE PRICE - Cedar $684.00   Place Order
            Pine $459.00   Place Order
   
     
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Lighthouse History

Race Point USCGThe Race Point Lighthouse Station was established in 1816 with a 25 foot stone tower and Keeper's House. The current tower was built in 1876 along with a brick fog signal building, oil house and two story wooden frame keeper's house. The new tower was equipped with a fourth order Fresnel Lens. The light was automated in 1978 and now displays a solar powered modern optic.

The Race Point Lighthouse continues to be an active aid to navigation displaying a white flashing light every 10 seconds and the optic is maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard. The 45 foot tall white cast iron tower is lined with brick and is occasionally open to the public. The keeper's house was fully restored in 2002 by the Cape Cod Chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation which has stewardship of the light station.

Lighthouse Digest MagazineJune 2002 Issue , Race Point Tower Restoration. "Thanks to the efforts of volunteers of the Cape Cod Chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation, the tower at Race Point Lighthouse, at the end of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, now looks like it did 100 years ago." Please go to the Lighthouse Digest Magazine Archives to read this article. Lighthouse Digest magazine not only keeps the history of our lighthouses alive both in print and on line, but it is the best single source to keep current on all aspects of lighthouse preservation, news and events.

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Local Resources

The Race Point Lighthouse is located at the northern tip of Cape Cod on the Cape Cod National Seashore and the grounds are open to the public. The station is only accessible by foot or 4 wheel drive vehicle with a valid oversand permit. Directions: From Route 6 on Cape Cod, continue North (East) to Provincetown. Turn right onto Race Point Rd and follow the signs to the Oversand permit station. Access the beach and continue north approximately 2 miles to the lighthouse. Vehicle access is restricted to approved vehicles with a valid oversand permit and must be inspected by the Park Ranger's staff before using the oversand trails. Vehicle access may be further restricted or banned altogether to protect endangered Piping Plovers that nest in the area in late Spring - early Summer.

Visitors can arrange to spend the night in the restored keeper's house through the Cape Cod Chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation. Transportation to the lighthouse for overnight guests is provided by the Chapter as long as vehicle access is permitted (The early Summer 2006 guest schedule at the keeper's house had to be cancelled as Piping Plovers had successfully nested along both oversand vehicle access routes).

Race Point LighthousePlease visit the Cape Cod Chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation's Race Point Lighthouse website for information on visiting or spending a night at the Race Point Lightstation.

Cape Cod National Seashore Please visit the U.S. National Park Service's Cape Cod National Seashore - Off-Road Vehicle web page for information and regulations on visiting the Race Point Lighthouse by vehicle.

 

For more photographs and history of the Race Point Lighthouse, you can visit the:

US Coast GuardUnited States Coast Guard Historians' Official Web Site

www.lighthouse.cc New England Lighthouses - A Virtual Guide

Lighthouse ExplorerLighthouse Explorer Database

Cape Cod Chamber of CommerceCape Cod Chamber of Commerce - For other attractions and information when visiting the Race Point Lighthouse.

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