History

The restored Cohasset Lightkeepers Residence and its beautiful meeting place, Bancroft Hall, is strategically situated on Government Island, overlooking picturesque Cohasset Harbor.

During 1858, the 7.3 acre parcel of land, which was then farmland, was acquired by the federal government as a staging site for the second Minot Lighthouse construction.

Minot Lighthouse is internationally renowned for its endearing 1-4-3 signal, which conveys the message "I Love You". Now, more than a century and a half later, Minot's light still warns sea captains, fishermen, and pleasure craft of the treacherous ledges off the Cohasset coast.

Only a few of the original structures from that busy period still exist:

• The Engineer Office
• The Oil House
• The Templates
• A Replica of the lighthouse
• The Lightkeepers Residence

All were placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.