Cedar Point Lighthouse, Cedar Point at Patuxent River & Chesapeake Bay, Lexington Park, St. Mary's County, MD

Significance: The significance of the Cedar Point Lighthouse lies in the history of navigation and commerce in the Chesapeake Bay. Additionally, the shell of a building which remained in 1981 had some architectural interest in the area of the gable ends, tower, and lantern. No technological distinction has been found for the building. The reader is directed to the comprehensive "Lighthouses of the Chesapeake Bay" listed in the bibliography for a frame of reference in which to evaluate the significance of the Cedar Point Lighthouse. One hundred lighthouses were constructed at seventy-four locations in the Chesapeake Bay in the period from 1791 to 1910. Of these, thirty-two remain and are portrayed in "Lighthouses" and three are still manned. At present seven of the existing lighthouses in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries are listed on the National Register. They are Thomas Point Shoals, Cove Point, Drum Point, Havre de Grace, Pincy Point, Old Point Comfort, and New Point Comfort.

Survey number: HABS MD-906

Building/structure dates: 1896 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1933 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1957 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1983 Demolished

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