Half Way House (Chatham, Massachusetts)

The Half Way House is a historic shelter for shipwrecked mariners on Andrew Harding Lane in Chatham, Massachusetts. This small shed-like structure was probably built in the late 19th century, and originally stood opposite the Old Harbor U.S. Life Saving Station. It may have been one of a number of such shelters erected by the Massachusetts Humane Society to provide protection for shipwrecked mariners, and is probably the last of its type. It was blown down in a 1944 hurricane, and moved to a location on private property off Andrew Harding Lane.[2]

Half Way House
Picture taken in 2012
LocationChatham, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°40′27″N 69°56′52″W
Built1920
NRHP reference No.78000423[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 21, 1978

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] Massachusetts Historic Commission Records indicate the building was demolished in 1991.[2]

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