Half Way House (Chatham, Massachusetts)
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Half Way House | |
 Picture taken in 2012 | |
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| Location | Chatham, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 41°40′09″N 70°01′36″W / 41.66921°N 70.02667°W |
| Built | 1870 |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000423[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 21, 1978 |
The Half Way House is a historic shelter for shipwrecked mariners on Forest Beach Road 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, and moved again to Forest Beach, where it still stands.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] Massachusetts Historic Commission Records incorrectly indicate the building was demolished in 1991.[2]
