Oak Island Life Saving Station
Appearance
Oak Island Life Saving Station | |
Oak Island Life Saving Station, June 2010 | |
Location | 217 Caswell Beach Rd., Caswell Beach, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 33°53′29″N 78°2′1″W / 33.89139°N 78.03361°W |
Area | 0.4 acres (0.16 ha) |
Built | 1889 |
Built by | Parkinson, J. Lake |
Architectural style | Stick/eastlake |
NRHP reference No. | 00001553 |
Added to NRHP | December 28, 2000 |
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Oak Island Life Saving Station is a historic life saving station located at Caswell Beach, Brunswick County, North Carolina. It was built in 1889 by the United States Life-Saving Service. It is a 1 1/2-story, front-gabled frame structure. It features a large lookout tower projecting from the roof. Its siding trusswork, and brackets are characteristic of the Stick style. The station was sold to a private owner in 1938 and moved directly across the road from its original location. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "NHRP Registration" (PDF). NC.gov. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
Categories:
- Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Stick-Eastlake architecture in the United States
- Government buildings completed in 1889
- Buildings and structures in Brunswick County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Brunswick County, North Carolina
- Eastern North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs