Barnegat Light Public School Explained

Barnegat Light Public School
Location:501 Central Avenue, Barnegat Light, New Jersey
Coordinates:39.76°N -74.1053°W
Added:June 7, 1976
Refnum:76001178
Designated Other1 Name:New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Abbr:NJRHP
Designated Other1 Link:New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Date:December 8, 1975
Designated Other1 Number:2270[1]
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. ffc94b

The Barnegat Light Public School was the one-room schoolhouse for the borough of Barnegat Light in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, from 1903 until June 15, 1951. It became the Barnegat Light Historical Society Museum in 1954.[2] The schoolhouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 7, 1976, for its significance in education.[3]

History and description

The one-room schoolhouse was completed in 1904. It was used as a schoolhouse until 1951, replaced by the Long Beach Island Consolidated School.[3] The building was dedicated as the Barnegat Light Museum in 1954.[4] Among other things, the museum houses the first degree Fresnel lens from Barnegat Lighthouse.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Ocean County . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office . 1 . March 30, 2023 . listed as the Barnegat City Public School (Barnegat Light Museum) .
  2. Web site: Barnegat Light Historical Society Museum. Barnegat Light Historical Society. 5 January 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110315004705/http://lbi.net/nonprof/blhist.htm. 15 March 2011. dead.
  3. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=76001178}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Barnegat Light Public School ]. National Park Service. Nanci . Kostrub . December 1975 . With
  4. Web site: Barnegat Light Museum . Barnegat Light Historical Society & Museum.
  5. Web site: Collections . Barnegat Light Historical Society & Museum.