History of Hostpital Point Beverly By NathanR. 1775 saw action in the fall of 1775 when the British ship Nautilus fired on the town. 1801 Small Pox hospital built. 1812 Used as a barracks in the War of 1812 1849 Burned down in 1849 1869 The Lighthouse Board requested funds "to complete the lighting" of Salem Harbor in 1869 1870 Was appropriated by Congress on July 15, 1870, for that purpose. 1872 A temporary light was exhibited at Hospital Point beginning on May 1, 1872. 1873 By the following year, a 45-foot- square brick lighthouse and adjacent two-story keeper's house were completed. 1902 A brick oil house, built in 1902 1927 On May 1, 1927, the lighthouse officially became the Hospital Point Range Front Light 1941 Arthur Smalls dwelling was altered in 1941 to provide barracks for 20 men. 1942 A garage was added to the station in 1942. 1947 The lighthouse was automated in 1947 1975 The steeple was the only part of the church to survive a disastrous fire in 1975.
