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History of Hostpital Point Beverly

By NathanR.

  • saw action in the fall of 1775 when the British ship Nautilus fired on the town.

    saw action in the fall of 1775 when the British ship Nautilus fired on the town.

  • Small Pox hospital built.

  • Used as a barracks in the War of 1812

    Used as a barracks in the War of 1812

  • Burned down in 1849

  • The Lighthouse Board requested funds "to complete the lighting" of Salem Harbor in 1869

  • Was appropriated by Congress on July 15, 1870, for that purpose.

  • A temporary light was exhibited at Hospital Point beginning on May 1, 1872.

  • By the following year, a 45-foot- square brick lighthouse and adjacent two-story keeper's house were completed.

  • A brick oil house, built in 1902

  • On May 1, 1927, the lighthouse officially became the Hospital Point Range Front Light

  • Arthur Smalls dwelling was altered in 1941 to provide barracks for 20 men.

  • A garage was added to the station in 1942.

  • The lighthouse was automated in 1947

  • The steeple was the only part of the church to survive a disastrous fire in 1975.

    The steeple was the only part of the church to survive a disastrous fire in 1975.