DRAFT Historic Structure Report: Assateague Beach Coast Guard Station; Station House, Garage, and Boathouse, Assateague Island National Seashore
Phillips MK. 2000. DRAFT Historic Structure Report: Assateague Beach Coast Guard Station; Station House, Garage, and Boathouse, Assateague Island National Seashore. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Lowell, Massachusetts
The Assateague Beach Coast Guard Station station house, garage, and boat house are part of the Assateague Island National Seashore. The station house and the garage (the original boathouse) were built in 1922 when the United States Coast Guard Station 150 was established at the southern end of Assateague Island in Assateague, Virginia. Lack of park operating funds and sparse use of the site resulted in increased deferred maintenance and the resulting loss of historic fabric. The buildings will require significant work that would potentially affect important features, necessitating the identification of character-defining features to ensure the preservation of the structures' integrity and to provide guidance for the re-use and preservation of the structures. This draft historic structure report for the Assateague Beach Coast Guard Station structures is an abbreviated Level II report. It was prepared for the park by the Building Conservation Branch of the NPS Northeast Cultural Resources Center. Preparation for the report involved historical and archival research and physical and photographic documentation of the structures.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Phillips, Maureen
- Date of Issue
- 2000-09
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- ASIS , NER
- Keywords
- architecture, Atlantic Coast, Chatham style, Classical Revival, generator building, life-saving station, lookout tower, maritime history, paint analysis, Tom's Cove, U.S. Coast Guard, Victor Mendleheff
- Subjects
- CRIS-HS: 007744: Assateague Beach Coast Guard Boat House , CRIS-HS: 007742: Assateague Beach Coast Guard Station (007742) , CRIS-HS: 007743: Assateague Beach Coast Guard Station Garage , CRIS-HS: 007746: Assateague Beach Coast Guard Tower