Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Bodie Island Light Station, Double Keepers Quarters, Historic Structures Report

Oppermann JK. 2009. Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Bodie Island Light Station, Double Keepers Quarters, Historic Structures Report. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Atlanta, Georgia

This Historic Structure Report (HSR) contains a comprehensive history of the Double Keepers’ Quarters at the Bodie Island Light Station, part of Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The Double Keeper’s Quarters was built in 1872, contemporaneous with construction of the Bodie Island Lighthouse and its Oil House. The Lighthouse, with a complement of buildings, was the third to be built along this section of Cape Hatteras. The Quarters was a double dwelling, or duplex, built to house the Principal Keeper and assistant keepers and their families. To a large extent, the Quarters retains its original characteristics. The National Park Service addressed three principle objectives through a massive repair campaign of 1990-92: correcting maintenance deficiencies of the building, using the building fabric to tell the story of its former use as living quarters for the lighthouse keepers, and facilitating access. Part 1 of the report contains developmental history of the structure and its use. Part II describes treatment recommendations. The recommended ultimate treatment is to preserve the character-defining features of the exterior in their current state, an appearance that spans each of the three major design manifestations. The interior would be preserved as it was currently adapted.

Type
Published Report
Authors
Oppermann, Joseph
Date of Issue
2009
Publisher
U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Units
CAHA , HIST , SER
Keywords
Bodie Island, Cape Hatteras, Civil War, Coast Guard, coastal erosion, Cultural Resources, ehistory, History, lighthouse, lighthouse administration, lighthouse keeper, navigation, occupation, Outer Banks, Preservation, Resource Management, Restoration, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Lighthouse Board, Vernon Gaskill
Subjects
CRIS-HS: 091898: Bodie Island Light Station Cisterns (Batch) , CRIS-HS: 007244: Bodie Island Light Station Keepers' Quarters , CRIS-HS: 007249: Bodie Island Light Station Storehouse , CRIS-HS: 202972: South Cistern Pump, Bodie Island Light Station

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