Half Way House
Picture taken in 2012
Half Way House (Chatham, Massachusetts) is located in Cape Cod
Half Way House (Chatham, Massachusetts)
Half Way House (Chatham, Massachusetts) is located in Massachusetts
Half Way House (Chatham, Massachusetts)
Half Way House (Chatham, Massachusetts) is located in the United States
Half Way House (Chatham, Massachusetts)
LocationChatham, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°40′27″N 69°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]

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.
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