[Cedar Point Lighthouse, junction of Patuxent River and Chesapeake Bay]

Photograph

St. Mary's County Historical Society, Leonardtown, MD

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

1980.001.0402

Description

Cedar Point Lighthouse. Color print. View is from the water, probably looking north. This is the south side of the house. Brick below, shingle above, two and one half story house with a gable roof and the light on north side of the roof. A chimney hole is visible near the peak of the roof on the near side, but the chimney is gone. On the second floor are two double windows on the visible gable end. Below is a three bay porch with pillars, although one corner pillar is missing, and a leanto roof. There are three openings under the porch roof; one may be a door. There were probably two windows on the first floor, south side, but the hurricane has removed their definition. An opening on the east wall is visible. The space under the porch is enclosed by brick. There were probably two small windows on the lower level, but they have been smashed by the wave action. The house is in a derelict condition with water flowing through the structure. A few rocks in the foreground hint at the former breakwater. On the far side of the house roof is a large square structure with small round windows in each of the two visible sides. On top of it is a square platform with a metal fence to provide a railing. Above that is an eight-sided structure capped by a circular roof with a ball on top, just like the Blakiston Light. A large piece of metal with several angled panels lies on the shingle roof. Bird droppings are everywhere, especially on the end of the roof peak. It is all very stark and sad. A note on the back says the photo was made after Hurricane David in the fall of 1979. It is somewhat confusing, because there is more destruction of the surroundings in this photo than the photo in 2003.003.0012.

Collection

Lighthouse Photographs Collection, Miscellaneous Donated Photographs Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1979

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Print Size: 8" x 10"

Location

Container

Miscellaneous Donated Photographs Collection, Box 3

Shelf

Rack 17, Shelf 3

Rack

Rack 17

Wall

North wall

Room

Archives 2

Building

Tudor Hall