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Cape Ann Light Station

The Cape Ann Light Station on Thacher Island, off Cape Ann in Rockport, Massachusetts, is nationally significant as the last light station to be established under colonial rule and the first station in the United States to mark a navigational hazard rather than a harbor entrance. The current pair of lighthouses were built in 1861. They were both equipped with first order Fresnel lenses, which stood approximately 10 feet (3.0 m) high and weighed several tons (tonnes). After being decommissioned in the early 1980s, the lens from the south tower was moved to the U.S. Coast Guard Museum at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut. In 2013 a joint effort by the Cape Ann Museum and the Thacher Island Association brought the lens back to Cape Ann. The first order lens is now on display at the Cape Ann Museum in Gloucester, Massachusetts. When these lights were built, there was no way to produce a flashing light and, occasionally mariners would confuse one light for another with disastrous results. The only way to create a distinction was to build more than one light. There were two lights at Plymouth and three at Nauset Beach. Gradually as it became possible to create flashes with a revolving lens system, the multiple lights were discontinued, so that while the south light is an active, Coast Guard maintained light, the north tower was discontinued in 1932. It was relighted as a Private Aid to Navigation in 1989. The south light is now owned by the Town of Rockport and managed by the Thacher Island Association; the north light is owned by the US Fish and Wildlife Service. The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Twin Lights Historic District – Cape Ann Light Station on October 7, 1971, reference number 71000355. In 2001 they became the 9th light station to be recognized as a National Historic Landmark. Cape Ann Light Cape Ann Light is the southernmost of the two lighthouses that comprise the station. Thacher Island North Light Thacher Island North Light is the northernmost of the two lighthouses that comprise the station. Nomenclature The south light's official name in the US Coast Guard Light List is Cape Ann Light, number 1-295. The north light's official name is Thacher Island North Light, number 1-305. The National Historic Landmark listing name is Twin Lights Historic District – Cape Ann Light Station. The lights are known locally as the Twin Lights or Thacher Island Lights. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts References
Cape Cod Academy

Cape Cod Academy (CCA) is an independent coed college preparatory school for grades kindergarten through 12 located in Osterville, Massachusetts. The academy was incorporated in 1976 and functions on a school preparatory curriculum. Statistics According to the academy, 100% of graduates are accepted into four-year colleges. Advanced Placement Courses Cape Cod Academy offers Advanced Placement Courses from the College Board including, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Microeconomics, AP Physics, AP Art History, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Language and literature, AP U.S. History, AP Biology, AP Computer Science, AP Spanish, AP Statistics, AP Chemistry, AP Government. Summer Activities Cape Cod Academy opened its first day camp during the summer of 2013. Cape Cod Academy hosts several different summer programs throughout the summer, from June through August. The programs are open to CCA students and non-CCA students. Cape Cod Academy offers summer tutoring to all K-12 students, regardless of whether they attend the academy or not. References
Cape Cod Community College

Cape Cod Community College, known locally as "4Cs", is a public community college in West Barnstable, Massachusetts. It was established in 1961, the second institution to open as part of what is now a 15 community college system in Massachusetts. Cape Cod Community College is the only community college and one of three colleges (along with Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Mass Maritime) in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts (a Census-Designated Place in Bourne, Massachusetts) and Bridgewater State University's Cape Cod satellite campus) on Cape Cod. It awards Associate in Arts and Associate in Science degrees and various academic certificates in a wide variety of programs. The college offers access to on-campus bachelor's and master's degree programs in partnership with: Bridgewater State University, Boston University, Lesley University, Salem State University, Suffolk University, UMass Boston, and UMass Dartmouth. Cape Cod Community College formally had a partnership with Wheelock College before that merged with Boston University to become the Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development on Boston University's Fenway Campus. Cape Cod Community College is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. The college is home to the Lyndon P. Lorusso Applied Technology Building, a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certified facility completed in 2006. Notable alumni Dana Mohler-Faria, president, Bridgewater State College References External links Official website
Cape Cod Hospital

Cape Cod Hospital is a not-for-profit regional medical center located in Hyannis, Massachusetts. Founded in 1920, as of 2011 it is the largest hospital on Cape Cod. The administration is headed by CEO Michael K. Lauf. The hospital has 283 beds with more than 1,700 employees and 300 physicians on staff. It has an extensive cardiac care service in a partnership with Harvard University Medical School affiliate Brigham and Women's Hospital. The hospital is also affiliated with the Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center, as well the University of Massachusetts T.H. Chan School of Medicine. The emergency department is one of the busiest in Massachusetts, providing emergency services to more than 84,000 patients on an annual basis. History Before the founding of the hospital, the Visiting Nurse Association of Cape Cod formed in 1916 to establish a single nurse in Falmouth, Massachusetts. Until the founding of the hospital, injured fisherman would be sent by train to Boston for treatment. Local businessmen initiated an effort to establish an area hospital. The hospital was founded in 1920. From the mid-1940s, until 1971, the hospital was home to the Cape Cod Hospital School of Nursing, which trained local nurses. Falmouth Hospital was founded in 1963 to serve the upper Cape and in 1996 that merged with Cape Cod Hospital and the Visiting Nurse Association to form the unified Cape Cod Healthcare organization, currently the parent company for Cape Cod Hospital. The hospital was led by James Lyons from 1981 through its merger. Lyons then was the Cape Cod Healthcare CEO until 1998. Between 1998 and 2008, Steven Abbott was CEO of the unified Cape Cod Healthcare. Beginning on July 10, 2008, Dr. Richard F. Salluzzo—former CEO of Wellmont Health System in Kingsport, Tennessee—replaced Abbott. Given that it is located in Hyannis, Massachusetts, the location of the Kennedy Compound, it is known for being the hospital where Senator Edward M. Kennedy was initially treated for the seizure which led to his brain tumor diagnosis in 2008 and where Eunice Kennedy Shriver died in August 2009. In January 2025, the hospital was designated by the Massachusetts Department of Health as a Level III Trauma Center after being verified as such by the American College of Surgeons. References External links Cape Cod Hospital's official website
Cape Poge Light

p4 Cape Poge Light ist ein erstmals 1801 errichteter Leuchtturm auf der zu Edgartown gehörenden Insel Chappaquiddick auf dem Gebiet des Bundesstaats Massachusetts der Vereinigten Staaten. Er befindet sich im Eigentum der Küstenwache der Vereinigten Staaten, wird jedoch von der Organisation The Trustees of Reservations verwaltet. Geschichte Der erste Leuchtturm an dieser Position, ein 35 ft (10,7 m) hoher Holzturm, wurde im Jahr 1801 errichtet, nachdem der Kongress der Vereinigten Staaten dafür Geldmittel in Höhe von 2.000 US-Dollar (diese Summe entspricht einer heutigen Kaufkraft von ca. 50.900 Dollar) bewilligt hatte. 1844 wurde der Turm für Baukosten in Höhe von 1.600 Dollar (heute ca. 69.200 Dollar) durch ein neues, achteckiges und ebenfalls aus Holz bestehendes Bauwerk ersetzt. 1857 folgte die Umrüstung auf eine Fresnel-Linse 4. Ordnung, und schließlich wurde 1893 ein dritter Leuchtturm errichtet, der heute noch genutzt wird. Der Turm wurde gleich mehrfach – 1907, 1922, 1960 und zuletzt 1986 – von der Küste weiter ins Inselinnere hinein versetzt. 1943 wurde er automatisiert, so dass 1954 alle bisherigen Begleitgebäude, darunter auch das Wohnhaus des ehemaligen Leuchtturmwärters, abgerissen werden konnten. 1997 wurde die Linse demontiert, instand gesetzt und nach erfolgter Reparatur wieder neu installiert. Das Bauwerk wurde am 28. September 1987 unter der Nummer 87002040 im Rahmen der Multiple Property Submission Lighthouses of Massachusetts MPS in das National Register of Historic Places eingetragen. Das Licht des heutigen, mit Solarstrom betriebenen Leuchtturms hat eine Reichweite von 9 sm (16,7 km) und blitzt alle 6 Sekunden weiß auf. Siehe auch Liste der Schutzgebiete der Trustees of Reservations Liste der Einträge im National Register of Historic Places im Dukes County Einzelnachweise Weblinks Light List Vol. 1 Atlantic Coast. (PDF; 3,2 MB) United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard, 2013, S. 120, abgerufen am 20. Oktober 2013 (englisch).
Cape Poge Light

Cape Poge Light, sometimes called Cape Pogue Light, is at the northeast tip of Chappaquiddick Island that is part of Martha's Vineyard, off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. At least four towers have been built on Cape Poge, with many moves. In 1801 the first 35-foot (11 m) wooden Cape Poge Lighthouse was built for $2,000. During the War of 1812 the light was extinguished for a few months and its apparatus was hidden in the cellar of a Chappaquiddick house. This first lighthouse was moved in 1825 and again in 1838 due to an eroding bluff. In 1844 a new tower was built for $1,600 and in 1857 supplied with a fourth order Fresnel lens. However, in 1878 it was reported that the keeper's house would probably "fall into the sea within two years." A third lighthouse was therefore built in 1880. Finally, in 1893 the current, 35-foot (11 m), white conical wood tower was constructed, 40 feet (12 m) inland from the previous one. The current tower has been moved four times, in 1907, 1922, 1960, and in 1987 when it became the first lighthouse to be moved by helicopter). The light was automated in 1943. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. The current light is a 12-inch (300 mm) solar powered beacon that flashes white every 6 seconds and is visible for 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi). The light's focal plane is 65 feet (20 m) above mean high water. The light is currently active and is under the auspices of the United States Coast Guard, however the tower has been transferred and is now owned and operated by The Trustees of Reservations, who provide tours during the summer season. The lighthouse can be reached via a 3.5-mile (5.6 km) hike from the Dike Bridge or by four-wheel drive vehicle. The Cape Poge Lighthouse can be seen in the final two shots in the film "Jaws", off to the right as Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss swim back to shore. List of Keepers Mathew Mayhew (1801) Benjamin C. Smith (12 days - 1834) Lott Norton (1835) Aaron Norton (1844) Edward Worth (1850) Daniel Smith (1853) George Ripley Marchant (1859) Edward Worth (1866) Edward Worth (1867), Jethro Worth, Ass't Jethro Worth (1882) George H. Fisher (1883) George E. Dolby (1898) George E. Dolby (1900), Alfred A. Howard, Ass't Wallace A. Eldredge (1902), Alfred A. Howard, Ass't ? Westron, Ass't (1904) J.E. Barrus, Ass't (1904) J.E. Barrus (1908), Charles H. MacKay, Ass't, E.H. Hopkins (1913) Ass't Henry L. Thoms (1919), ? King, Ass't Albert S. Smith (1919) Ass't Henry L. Thomas (1921) (In 1921, Cape Pogue Light becomes one-man station) Marcus Pieffer (1931) Joseph H. DuBois (1938) Light automated in 1943 See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Dukes County, Massachusetts References External links Media related to Cape Poge Light at Wikimedia Commons
Capitol Theater Building

The Capitol Theater Building is a historic mixed commercial, residential, and theatrical building at 202–208 Massachusetts Avenue in Arlington, Massachusetts. It was built in 1925 by the Locatelli family, and is one of the area's finest early motion picture theaters. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Description The Capitol Theater building is a large three-story brick and masonry structure at the northwest corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Lake Street in eastern Arlington. The building is stylistically diverse, featuring elements found in the Classical Revival, Baroque, and early Art Deco styles. The entrance to the theater is found on the long facade facing Massachusetts Avenue, flanked by several commercial storefronts. There is a storefront with an angled entrance at the corner with Lake Street, and another on Lake Street that now provides access to part of the theater lobby. In the late 2000s, the businesses along the stretch of Massachusetts Avenue surrounding the building organized as the Capitol Square Business Association. Theater history The theater was designed by William J. Drummey, and built in 1925 as part of the Albert Locatelli chain of theaters. The Locatellis also built other area theaters like the Ball Square Theater and Central Theater, both in Somerville. The building cost $500,000 to build, and originally housed 11 stores, office space on the second floor, and 15 apartments on the third. The theater originally had a large pipe organ and seating for 1600 people among an orchestra area and balcony for viewing a stage where, in addition to films, vaudeville acts could be seen. The theater changed owners several times between the early 1930s and 1990 and was multiplexed in 1989. During the 1960s the theater was remodeled to a more contemporary design but the original details including granite columns and gold leaf detail were simply covered over rather than demolished. As a result, during renovations in the 1990s the theater was able to be returned to its former 1930s styling. In the process of multiplex conversion great care was taken to preserve the original aesthetic of the theater and each screening room retains the distinct character of the original space. Theater #1 encompasses the original orchestra seating area, stage and soaring ceilings with gold leaf and plaster details. Other screening rooms now occupy the former balcony and backstage area. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Arlington, Massachusetts References
Capron House (Attleboro, Massachusetts)

The Capron House is an historic house on 42 North Avenue in Attleboro, Massachusetts. It is one of the town's oldest surviving buildings, built about 1740 by the son of one of its first settlers. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Description and history The Capron House stands in what is now a mixed residential-commercial area north of downtown Attleboro, on the west side of North Avenue north of its junction with Deanville Road. It is now set close to the road; it originally had a larger front lawn, much of which was taken in the late 19th century when a streetcar line was laid. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a side-gable roof, two asymmetrically placed interior chimneys, and an exterior of wooden shingles laid over original wooden clapboards. It is five bays wide and two deep, with single story ells extending its left side. Its main entry is flanked by pilasters and topped by a four-light transom window and a full pedimented gable. Interior features include original wide pine flooring and horizontal wainscoting. One of the early settlers of the area that is now Attleboro was Banfield Capron, whose family would continue to be prominent in town affairs for many years. He gave each of his seven children 200 acres (81 ha) of farmland. This house was built about 1740 by one of those children. The property is now much reduced in size, only 1/3 acre. One of the house's 19th-century residents, Joseph Capron, kept a detailed journal about events and conditions of the property. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Bristol County, Massachusetts References
Capron Park Zoo

The Capron Park Zoo is a small 8-acre (3.2 ha) zoo that opened in 1937 in Attleboro, Massachusetts, United States. It is home to about 100 animals representing 44 species and is an accredited member of both the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and the Association of Zoo and Aquarium Docents (AZAD). It participates in the Species Survival Plan program. History In 1925, local school children started fundraising with a goal to build zoo. In 1937, Capron Park Zoo opened on 8 acres (3.2 ha) of the 33 acres (13 ha) donated by the Capron family. Education The education department for children opened in 1991, a year after the renovated zoo opened. The education department promotes environmental education, and teaches children about the interaction between animals, and how the zoo works. The Capron Park Zoo offers the public educational programs and recreational activities dedicated to furthering the understanding of animals. Exhibits Exhibits at the zoo include North and South American, Asian, African, and Australian animals such as agouti, emu, green tree python, kangaroo, lemur, white lion, meerkats, sloth bear, and Amur leopard. The zoo includes a nocturnal building, where visitors can observe nocturnal animals, and an indoor rainforest exhibit with porcupine, fruit bats, a two-toed sloth, and many birds. References External links Official website
Capt. Benjamin James House

The Capt. Benjamin James House is a historic First Period house, now a museum, at 301 Driftway in Scituate, Massachusetts. The oldest part of this 2+1⁄2-story timber-frame house was built c. 1700 by Captain Benjamin James. During the 18th century it was enlarged to its present five-bay saltbox configuration. After James' death in 1788, the house was used by the town as a "pest house", isolating smallpox victims there. The house is now home of the Maritime and Irish Mossing Museum, owned and maintained by the Scituate Historical Society. There are exhibits of the mossing industry, ship building on the North River, shipwrecks, life saving. It is open Sunday afternoons, 1–4 p.m. Sept through June. Sat and Sun, July and August. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Plymouth County, Massachusetts References
Capt. Benjamin Locke House

The Capt. Benjamin Locke House is a historic house in Arlington, Massachusetts. Built c. 1720, this 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house is one of the oldest buildings in Arlington, with a distinctive place in its history. It was the home of Benjamin Locke, a captain of the Menotomy (as Arlington was then called) Minutemen, and a skirmish of the 1775 Battles of Lexington and Concord took place near the house. Locke sold the house in 1780 to a Baptist congregation, and it was used by them for services until 1790, when Locke bought it back. The building was the subject of legal action dealing with the separation of church and state, and was later the home of Locke's son, Lieutenant Benjamin Locke. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. See also Lt. Benjamin Locke Store National Register of Historic Places listings in Arlington, Massachusetts References
Capt. David Vickery House

The Capt. David Vickery House is an historic house at 33 Plain Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. It is a 1+1⁄2-story brick structure, five bays wide, with a side gambrel roof. It has Federal style framing around its front windows, with granite lintels beneath windows on the side elevation. The house was built c. 1795 by David Vickery, a captain of seafaring ships who traveled as far as the West Indies. It is a rare surviving brick gambrel from the Federal period, and also rare for its connection to the city's maritime trade. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Taunton, Massachusetts References
Capt. Edward Durant House

The Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds is a historic late First Period house at 286 Waverley Avenue in Newton Centre, Massachusetts, that is now a historic house museum. History In 1732, Edward Durant II purchased 91 acres of land in Newton, Massachusetts and built a country house which was completed in 1734. In 1740, Edward Durant II died, leaving the property for his son, Edward Durant III, to inherit. Edward Durant III was a prominent member of the local community and played a key role in Newton during the events leading up to the American Revolution. In 1790, John Kenrick Esq. purchased the property, adding to his significant landholdings in Newton. Upon his father's death, John A. Kenrick inherited the former Durant property in 1833. Along with his brother, William, John A. Kenrick started the Kenrick Nursery, one of the largest plant nurseries in New England at the time. The Kenrick Nursery encompassed much of the surrounding area, including Farlow Hill and the land that is now the Newton Commonwealth Golf Course. From the 1840s up until 1900, the Kenricks were involved with many land transactions, sometimes acquiring new property but increasingly selling off their large estate. Around 1900, Austin Holden purchased the remaining .6 acres of land and began to restore the house. In 1912, F. Clarke Durant, a descendant of the original builders, purchased the land. Eleven years later, Arthur Stone Dewing, also a Durant descendant, purchased the land and house in 1923. Dewing was a businessman and a Harvard professor with a passion for historic preservation. Arthur, his wife Frances, and their three daughters would spend their summers at the Durant-Kenrick property while maintaining a permanent residence in nearby Cambridge, Massachusetts during the rest of the year. Current status In 1985, Arthur Dewing's children established the Durant Homestead Foundation and opened the house to the public. In 2011 Historic Newton/ The Newton Historical Society received the house and property and undertook an extensive restoration and reinterpretation of the property. Finally, in January 2014, Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds opened to the public, offering an interactive museum depicting the history of three families that lived and worked on this property for a period of three hundred years. The house was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on June 13, 1976. See also Jackson Homestead East Parish Burying Ground West Parish Burying Ground National Register of Historic Places listings in Newton, Massachusetts References External links Durant Kenrick House & Grounds Visitor Page Historic Newton Homepage Archived 2016-03-29 at the Wayback Machine
Capt. George Lovell House

The Capt. George Lovell House is a historic house located in the Osterville section of Barnstable, Massachusetts. Description and history It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house, five bays wide, with a hip roof, paired chimneys at the sides, and a hip roof. It was built in 1826, and was the home of a prominent local ship's captain. In 1925-26 the house received a major upgrade, which included the addition of the Greek four-column temple portico front, and other Colonial Revival styling. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 10, 1987. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Barnstable County, Massachusetts References