In 1880, the Stage Harbor Light in Chatham, MA went into service. Then the government closed the Bass River Station, concluding it was no longer needed. The move caused a stream of complaints, and six months later Bass River Lighthouse was back in business.
After Cape Cod Canal opened in 1914, the station was permanently shut down and sold at auction. It changed hands three times before purchase by Mr. & Mrs Everett Stone. In 1938 they converted the property into a guest house that was soon known, appropriately enough, as the Lighthouse Inn. As of the time of my visit here in 2001, the third generation of Stones still operated the light as a private aid to navigation. The light shines from its lantern room atop the red roof building, and operates when the inn is open.
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