Caffeys Inlet Lifesaving Station is a historic lifesaving station located near Duck, Dare County, North Carolina. It was built in 1897–1898 by the United States Life-Saving Service near the location of Caffey's Inlet, a historic inlet that opened in 1770 and closed in 1811.[2] It is a two-story, shingle style rectangular frame building with a hipped roof lookout tower. It has hip roofed porches connected by a shed roof porch. It was one of seven lifesaving stations established on the Outer Banks of North Carolina in 1874, to serve the ships that were lost in the treacherous waters off the North Carolina coast.[3]
Caffeys Inlet Lifesaving Station | |
.jpg) The former Caffeys Inlet Lifesaving Station | |
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| Location | N of Duck on SR 1200, near Duck, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°13′21.47″N 75°46′14.34″W / 36.2226306°N 75.7706500°W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1897-1898 |
| Built by | US Life Saving Service |
| Architectural style | Shingle Style |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001942[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 30, 1978 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Mallinson, David J.; Riggs, Stanley R.; Culver, Stephen J.; Ames, Dorothea V. (2009). "The North Carolina Outer Banks Barrier Islands: A Field Trip Guide to the Geology, Geomorphology, and Processes". The ScholarShip at ECU.
- ^ Janet K. Seapker and Joe Mobley (n.d.). "Caffeys Inlet Lifesaving Station" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
External links
edit- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NC-207, "Caffey's Inlet, Life-Saving Station, State Route 1200, Duck, Dare County, NC", 9 measured drawings