The Nauset Coast Guard Station building overlooks the Atlantic Ocean at Coast Guard Beach in Eastham. NPS Photo Exterior Rehab of Coast Guard Station The Fort Hill area of Cape Cod National Seashore is a primary park resource and receives the highest annual visitation at the seashore with the exception of its beaches. In 2014, nearly 1,100 people attended the tours. The seashore’s interpretive staff and volunteers conduct popular interpretive tours through the house twice to three times weekly from late spring through early fall. The house and barn were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. The house and barn sit prominently at the entrance to the historic district. Home to whaling captain Edward Penniman, the 2-1/2 story, 2,750 square foot house features intricate architectural details, an elaborate cupola, and bold colors in the Second Empire style. The 1868 Penniman House and Barn are the centerpieces of the 100-acre Fort Hill Rural Historic District. In addition, the barn will be prepped and painted, and the mansard roof will be prepped and stained. Work includes structural repairs to the east wall, including new sill plates and posts replacement of rotted fascia, soffits and gutters and repairs or replacement of trim, cupola, shed roof and posts, doors and windows, wall sheathing and clapboards. In addition to the structural deterioration on the east side of the barn, its gutter and drainage systems have failed, causing accelerated moisture damage. The crew placed temporary shoring timbers to stabilize the east side pending permanent repairs, and the barn was closed to the public. In fall 2014, park maintenance staff discovered serious structural deterioration on the east side of the barn. Significant structural work and repairs to the deteriorated 1882 Captain Penniman House Barn are required. NPS Photo Rehabilitation of Captain Penniman Barn Penniman barn adjacent to Penniman House. The new parking lot will be built at an elevation of 15-16 feet (two feet above the current FEMA base flood elevation), which accounts for expected sea level rise and continental subsidence as well as the level predicted for major hydrologic coastal flood event having a predicted 100-year occurrence. This retreat is responsive to best available estimates of shoreline change.
To maintain long-term visitor access, a new parking lot of similar dimensions is being built 350 feet inland of the former parking lot, representing a retreat of man-made materials from the coastline and reestablishing a natural shoreline. NPS developed a long-term plan for management of the north public use area in a way that considers the potential for future erosion, sea level rise, coastal flooding during storm events, and long-term sustainability that restores natural systems to the greatest extent possible and that also retains the recreational experience to the greatest extent possible. The goal of this project is to provide sustainable access to the beach by relocating key facilities inland from the eroding shoreline.
Realignment of Province Lands Road and Relocation of Herring Cove North Parking Lot Tasks include elimination of the modern cement-like material between tower walls that inhibits air flow, removal of non-breathable exterior coating, repair or replacement of corroded metal components, new windows, masonry repairs, and application of a new exterior coating. This project will restore ventilation to the masonry tower to eliminate the build-up of moisture over many decades that has led to corrosion and the development of large cracks in the masonry.
The light can be seen from 40 miles at sea, and it continues to serve as a significant official aid to navigation. The lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 based on its architecture and engineering. Originally built in 1797 and replaced in 1853, the current masonry structure was completed in 1857. Highland (Cape Cod) Light is the oldest and tallest light on Cape Cod, standing at 66 feet. NPS Photo Rehabilitation of Highland Light Progress of Highland Light rehabilitation project.
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