Barnegat Light Public School
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Barnegat Light Public School | |
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| Location | 501 Central Avenue, Barnegat Light, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 39°45′35.9″N 74°6′18.9″W / 39.759972°N 74.105250°WCoordinates: 39°45′35.9″N 74°6′18.9″W / 39.759972°N 74.105250°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1904 |
| NRHP Reference # | 76001178[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 07, 1976 |
The Barnegat Light Public School was the one-room schoolhouse for the borough of Barnegat Light, Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, from 1903 until June 15, 1951. It became the Barnegat Light Historical Society Museum in 1954.[2][3]
Among other things, the museum houses the first degree Fresnel lens from Barnegat Lighthouse.
The schoolhouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Ocean County, New Jersey
- List of museums in New Jersey
References
- ↑ Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Barnegat Light Historical Society Museum". Barnegat Light Historical Society. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
- ↑ "About the Museum". Barnegat Light Historical Society. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
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