National Historic Landmark · Annapolis, Maryland

Thomas Point Shoals Light Station

A listed structure in Annapolis, Maryland, built 1875. Added to the National Register in 1975, and a National Historic Landmark.

Thomas Point Shoals Light Station
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeStructure
AddressKent Island, Chesapeake Bay, Annapolis, MD
CountyAnne Arundel County
ListedFeb 20, 1975
Reference number75000864
Built1875
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 structures
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

Where it is

StreetKent Island, Chesapeake Bay
Coordinates38.89900, -76.43594 · Directions ↗

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 75000864. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.