Barnegat Light Public School

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Barnegat Light Public School
Barnegat Light Schoolhouse Museum.jpg
Barnegat Light Public School is located in Ocean County, New Jersey
Barnegat Light Public School
Location501 Central Avenue, Barnegat Light, New Jersey
Coordinates39°45′35.9″N 74°6′18.9″W / 39.759972°N 74.105250°W / 39.759972; -74.105250Coordinates: 39°45′35.9″N 74°6′18.9″W / 39.759972°N 74.105250°W / 39.759972; -74.105250
Arealess than one acre
Built1904
NRHP reference No.76001178[1]
Added to NRHPJune 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[]

References[]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Barnegat Light Historical Society Museum". Barnegat Light Historical Society. Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  3. ^ "About the Museum". Barnegat Light Historical Society. Retrieved 5 January 2010.

External links[]


Retrieved from ""