Wolcott, Benajah, House #91000251 (Marblehead, Ohio) - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

One of the first settlers on the Marblehead Peninsula was Benajah Wolcott (1762-1832). He married Rachel Miller on March 10, 1822. On June 24 he was appointed keeper of the newly completed lighthouse on Marblehead. Both the lighthouse and Wolcott's home were built by William Kelly of limestone from an early quarry a short distance from the back of the house. The government appropriated funds for the building of the lighthouse itself and for a home for the keeper.

Benajah Wolcott was keeper of the lighthouse until his death due to the cholera epidemic of 1832 at the age of seventy. At this time the Treasury Department appointed Benajah's wife, Rachel, to become the first female lighthouse keeper on the Great Lakes on October 25, 1832.

The home is the oldest surviving home in Ottawa County, and currently houses a museum.

Street address: 9999 East Bayshore Road Marblehead, Ohio USA 43440 County / Borough / Parish: Ottawa County Year listed: 1991 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1825-1849 Historic function: Domestic: Single dwelling Current function: Museum Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Privately owned?: Not Listed Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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