Three Sisters Lighthouse

Year Built

1892

Cost

$10,000

Type

Conical

Height

22 feet

Location

Eastham

Automated Year

N/A

First Lit

1892

Lens Type

Original Lens: Fourth order, Fresnel 1870

Fog Signal

None

Year Deactivated

N/A

Color

White w/black lantern

Last Keeper - Date

Eugene L. Coleman (1942 – 1950)

Description

The Beacon was incorporated into a summer cottage, where it stayed until 1975, when it was purchased by the National Park Service. It was moved to a field to join its sisters, who had been bought ten years earlier, and, following their listing on the National Register of Historic Places.

Brief History

•  In 1837 Three brick towers (known as the Three Sisters) were built on five acres of land which had been purchased for $150.00.
•  1868, Extensive repairs were made to the Keeper’s house – including ten new window frames, a chimney extension and a new sill. More repairs were made the following year.
•  1892, The three brick towers had deteriorated and were rebuilt as three wooden towers.
•  1918, The two end towers were sold for the sum of $3.50. They became part of a summer cottage.
•  In 1990 the National Park Service moved all three of the wooden towers to their current position in Eastham, MA, about 1,800 feet from the Nauset Lighthouse.