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This set of 2 books (A Personal History and A Personal Legacy) tells a complete story of the early history of the Keeper’s House and Lighthouse, and provides an intimate look at the critical site relocation years in the 1990s which culminated in the restoration of the three-component Nauset Light Station to its historic configuration. Mary’s gutsy decision to serve as a Custodian of History (at significant personal cost) has left a lasting legacy for the people of Cape Cod in the form of a complete and historically accurate Nauset Light Station museum–with Lighthouse, Keeper’s House and Oil House now situated together for all time. The Personal Legacy book also covers the years of Keeper’s House private tenancy after Mary’s death in 2001 from cancer, the years during which the Daubenspeck family lived out the 25-yr term of the Limited Use Permit obtained by Mary in exchange for her donation in 1999. -
There has been a lighthouse at Nauset Beach in North Eastham, Massachusetts, since the first set of “The Three Sisters of Nauset” was constructed together with a brick Keepers House in 1838. The structures have since been modified extensively but have attracted a multitude of visitors to the Cape shore, captivated by the nature of this frontier outpost at the edge of the Atlantic Ocean.CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE BOTH BOOKS TOGETHER FOR A 10% DISCOUNT
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Mary wrote in 1995, “A tower without a setting; a setting without a tower–neither should be the fate of the Nauset Light Station. Because what draws people to the Nauset Light Station—to photograph it, to paint it, to appreciate it—is not just the Lighthouse itself. It is (as noted by a dear friend) the “proud composition” of all three historic structures, standing together atop this cliff.” As the greater responsibility that she felt to the historic preservation of the Keeper’s House, to Cape Cod, and to posterity far exceeded concern for her own personal financial status, Mary responded to the “call” by stepping forth at the critical moment and donating her beloved Keeper’s House (and Oil House) and remaining land, while retaining a Permit that enabled continued private use for a period of 25 years. In so doing, she fulfilled her longstanding mission to seal the long-term fate of the Keeper’s House (and Oil House) in the manner she believed was morally right, thereby cementing an enduring “Personal Legacy” in the form of a permanently reunited tripartite Nauset Light Station.CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE BOTH BOOKS TOGETHER FOR A 10% DISCOUNT
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