Quogue Life-Saving Station is a historic government building in Quogue, New York. It is a shingle style building constructed in 1912 by the United States Life-Saving Service as a replacement for a deteriorating station from 1849.[2]
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| Location | 78 Dune Road, Quogue, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°48′26″N 72°36′0″W / 40.80722°N 72.60000°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1912 |
| Architect | Mendleff, Victor |
| Architectural style | Shingle Style |
| NRHP reference No. | 99000640[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 12, 1999 |
It is a 1+1⁄2-story, gable-roofed structure that features a four-story, wood-shingled tower topped by a hipped roof.[3] In 1999, the station was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
The original station was a garage-type building constructed in 1849. It rescued the ships Infanti in 1851 and Europa in 1886. It was replaced in 1872 with a red house, with additional wings added in 1887. This station edition assisted with rescuing the ships Nahum Chapin in 1897 and Augustus Hunt in 1904. The original red house was moved a few hundred yards eastward and is now used as a private home.[citation needed]
The new, Lorain-style, shingled station was designed by the architect Victor Mendelheff and incorporated into the United States Coast Guard in 1915. It is one of the few remaining examples of this type of structure. It currently functions as a private residence.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Station Quogue, New York" (PDF). U.S. Coast Guard History Program. United States Coast Guard. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved August 1, 2016. Note: This includes James Warren (April 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Quogue Life-Saving Station" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2016. and Accompanying eight photographs
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