Ocracoke Lighthouse, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Historic Structure Report
NPS Southeast Regional Office. 1990. Ocracoke Lighthouse, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Historic Structure Report. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
In April of 1988, the NPS, State Historic Preservation Office, and U.S. Coast Guard entered into an agreement which allowed the NPS to apply for grant funds to develop a Historic Structure Report and perform preservation work on Ocracoke Lighthouse. The initial phase of preservation began in October of 1989 based on the draft HSR, with plans for additional work to be accomplished as funds became available. The HSR is presented as a concise, accurate, and current (to time of publication) document to aid management in the preservation of the lighthouse. Ocracoke Light Station, constructed in 1823, was the first authorized and second oldest lighthouse on the coast of North Carolina. It has a period of significance that spans from construction of the lighthouse in 1823 to the transfer of its administration to the U.S. Coast Guard in 1939. Four thematic associations are important to its history: 1. Vernacular architecture 2. Transportation - as an aid to navigation 3. Technology - changes in light types 4. Institutional - administration of lighthouses
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- NPS Southeast Regional Office
- Date of Issue
- 1990-04
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- CAHA , SER
- Keywords
- barrier islands, bibliography, ICAP, keepers quarters, lighthouse, lighthouse administration, Lighthouse Board, lighthouse keeper, mortar analysis, navigation, Outer Banks, technology, transportation, U.S. Coast Guart, USCG, vernacular architecture, Village of Ocracoke
- Subjects
- CRIS-HS: 000016: Ocracoke Lighthouse