The Bodie Island Lifesaving Station, also known as the Bodie Island Coast Guard Station, is located on the Outer Banks of North Carolina at the southern end of Bodie Island, within Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The 10-acre (4.0 ha) district includes a residence, the lifesaving station, the Coast Guard station, and an observation tower, as well as many utility buildings. The facility was turned over to the National Park Service in 1953, with the establishment of the national seashore.[2] The primary structure, the lifesaving station, was built in 1878 and was converted to a residence when the Coast Guard station was built in 1925.[3] It was moved to its present location in 1955, as it was threatened by shoreline erosion. The Coast Guard station was altered the same year to provide housing and office space for the National Park Service.[2]
Bodie Island Lifesaving/Coast Guard Station | |
.jpg) Bodie Island Lifesaving Station in 2000 | |
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| Nearest city | Nags Head, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°50′11″N 75°33′33″W / 35.83639°N 75.55917°W |
| Built | 1878 |
| Architect | Allen A. McCullough |
| NRHP reference No. | 79000251 |
| Added to NRHP | February 9, 1979[1] |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b Philip Noblitt and Mary Ann Peckham (March 1, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Bodie Island Lifesaving/Coast Guard Station" (pdf). National Park Service.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Bodie Island Life-Saving Station". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. January 25, 2009. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
External links edit
Media related to Bodie Island Lifesaving and Coast Guard Station at Wikimedia Commons
- The U.S. Lifesaving Service at Cape Hatteras National Seashore
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NC-394, "Bodie Island Lifesaving Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head vicinity, Dare County, NC", 8 photos, 2 photo caption pages
- HABS No. NC-393, "Bodie Island Coast Guard Residence, VIP Quarters, Off Highway 12, Nags Head vicinity, Dare County, NC", 16 photos, 4 photo caption pages