Oak Island Life Saving Station

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]

Oak Island Life Saving Station
Oak Island Life Saving Station, June 2010
Oak Island Life Saving Station is located in North Carolina
Oak Island Life Saving Station
Oak Island Life Saving Station is located in the United States
Oak Island Life Saving Station
Location217 Caswell Beach Rd., Caswell Beach, North Carolina
Coordinates33°53′29″N 78°2′1″W
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1889 (1889)
Built byParkinson, J. Lake
Architectural styleStick/eastlake
NRHP reference No.00001553
Added to NRHPDecember 28, 2000
Oak Island Life Saving Station, 2016

References

  1. "NHRP Registration" (PDF). NC.gov. Retrieved 2019-03-16.


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