Light Keeper's House Museum

About this museum

Standing at the mouth of the Susquehanna River where it empties into the top of the Chesapeake Bay, the Concord Point Lighthouse has been marking the waters of Havre de Grace since 1827. It is one of the oldest lighthouses still standing on the East Coast, and the Light Keeper's House Museum next door invites visitors into the daily reality of the men and women who tended its light through the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries - a life defined by routine, isolation, and an unwavering responsibility to the mariners passing in the dark.The Keeper's House itself is a period structure, and the museum within it is arranged to reflect the domestic environment of lighthouse life: the simple furniture, the logbooks, the tools of maintenance, the small personal touches that remind you this was someone's home as much as their workplace. Havre de Grace was a significant port in the Chesapeake economy, and the lighthouse's keepers watched over a constant parade of commercial and fishing traffic, making the station a kind of front - row seat to the region's maritime history.The museum is open on Saturdays from 1PM to 3PM - limited hours that concentrate the experience into a focused window but also create a relaxed, unhurried atmosphere that larger institutions rarely manage. Volunteers from the local historical preservation community typically staff the museum and bring the kind of personal enthusiasm and accumulated knowledge that no interpretive placard can replicate.Admission is free. The museum is associated with the Concord Point Lighthouse, and more information can be found at concordpointlighthouse.org. Located in Havre de Grace, Maryland, it is an ideal companion visit to the lighthouse itself, which stands just steps away on the waterfront - a complete picture of a 200 - year - old maritime landmark that still earns its place in the landscape.