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Hospital Point Range Front Light is a historic lighthouse at the end of Bayview Avenue in Beverly, Massachusetts. It forms the front half of a range which guides vessels toward Salem Harbor

Location: Beverly, Massachusett
Coordinates: 42°32′47.4″N 70°51′21.4″W
Constructed: 1871
Foundation: Granite
Construction: Brick
Automated: 1947
Tower height: 44 ft (13.5m)
Tower shape: Square pyramidal tower with attached house
Markings: White, black lantern
First lit: 1872
Focal height: 70 feet (21 m)
Lens: Third order Fresnel lens
Characteristic: Flashing White.

I visited this light on July 13 2022.

The lighthouse is owned by the Coast Guard. Dwelling closed. Grounds and tower open once each year.

At low tide, it is possible to walk along the shoreline from Lynch Park to get a view of the front of the lighthouse. Lynch park is west of the lighthouse and is reached by taking a right on Neptune Street where East Corning Street ends

Added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 28 1987

Access: Car