In 1836, responding to numerous shipwrecks in the area, 21 Eastham residents petitioned the Boston Marine Society for a lighthouse. The first Nauset Beach Light Station was built more than 500 feet east of this spot, but constant beach erosion forced it to be moved westward four times so far. In 1838, the original station consisted of three 15-foot-high masonry towers, a brick keeper's house, an outhouse, and a well. In 1875, a second keeper's residence was added, and this wooden house is the one seen here. In 1877, two white cast iron lighthouses were constructed in Chatham, Massachusetts, as the third generation of twin towers there. In 1892, erosion led to the replacement of the original Three Sisters lighthouses with three 22-foot-high wooden towers, and the brick oil house had been built in 1891. In 1911, the center tower was moved back from the edge of the bluff, the two outer towers were removed, and a revolving flashing light replaced the three stationary lanterns in the center tower. In 1912, the original brick keeper's house was demolished. In 1923, a second tower from Chatham, no longer needed there, was disassembled and moved to Eastham. In 1940, the top of the lighthouse was painted red to improve daytime identification, creating Nauset Light's iconic appearance. In the 1950s, electricity reached Eastham and Nauset Light was automated, ending the need for a lighthouse keeper and leading to the sale of the keeper's house. In 1996, the Nauset Light Preservation Society, formed in 1994, raised funds to help move the lighthouse and the oil house to their present location, and two years later the keeper's house was moved.