Bodie Island Lifesaving and Coast Guard Station

The Bodie Island Lifesaving Station, also known as the Bodie Island Coast Guard Station, is located on the Outer Banks of North Carolina at the southern end of Bodie Island, within Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The 10-acre (4.0 ha) district includes a residence, the lifesaving station, the Coast Guard station, and an observation tower, as well as a number of utility buildings. The facility was turned over to the National Park Service in 1953, with the establishment of the national seashore.[2] The primary structure, the lifesaving station, was built in 1878, and was converted to a residence when the Coast Guard station was built in 1925.[3] It was moved to its present location in 1955, as it was threatened by shoreline erosion. The Coast Guard station was altered the same year to provide housing and office space for the National Park Service.[2]

Bodie Island Lifesaving/Coast Guard Station
Bodie Island Lifesaving Station in 2000
Nearest cityNags Head, North Carolina
Coordinates35°50′11″N 75°33′33″W
Built1878
ArchitectAllen A. McCullough
NRHP reference No.79000251
Added to NRHPFebruary 9, 1979[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. Philip Noblitt and Mary Ann Peckham (March 1, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Bodie Island Lifesaving/Coast Guard Station" (pdf). National Park Service. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "Bodie Island Life-Saving Station". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. 2009-01-25. Archived from the original on 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2009-01-26.

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