Cape Lookout National Seashore, Cape Lookout Life-Saving Station, Historic Structure Report
NPS Southeast Regional Office Cultural Resources Division and Jones TH. 2004. Cape Lookout National Seashore, Cape Lookout Life-Saving Station, Historic Structure Report. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Atlanta, Georgia
The Cape Lookout Life-Saving Station is one of three nineteenth-century buildings that remain in the Cape Lookout Village Historic District. From the time of its construction in 1887 until it was replaced by a new building in 1917, the station was a landmark, known as a source of shelter during storms and of assistance during emergencies. Unlike most other structures in the Cape Lookout Historic District, which are simple vernacular buildings, the old Life-Saving Station is a distinguished example of historic architecture designed and later modified by the government for specific uses. Historical documentation for the Life-Saving Station has come from log books of the Cape Lookout Life-Saving Station, the park's collection of maps and drawings, and the park's collection of historic photos. Because the Cape Lookout Historic District was only recently designated at the time of this report, the park’s uses of the various historic structures in the district, including the Life-Saving Station, have not been fully explored or defined in terms of general management goals. This and other historic structure reports have been developed to begin to set parameters for the treatment and use of this district’s historic buildings. This report contains a historical and architectural summary of the Cape Lookout Life-Saving Station as well as recommendations for its treatment and use.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- NPS Southeast Regional Office Cultural Resources Division; Jones, Tommy
- Date of Issue
- 2004
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- CALO , HIST , SER
- Keywords
- Architecture, Cape Lookout, Cape Lookout Village, Coast Guard, Compass, Construction, Cultural Resources, ehistory, historic district, History, Life-Saving Station, log book, NAVY, Preservation, private residence, Resource Management, Restoration, stick style architecture, World War II
- Subjects
- CRIS-HS: 091835: Life Saving Station, Cape Lookout Village