Oregon Inlet Station
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Oregon Inlet Station | |
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Oregon Inlet Coast Guard Station, July 2015 | |
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| Location | 12 miles N of Rodanthe on Pea Island, near Rodanthe, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°46′06″N 75°31′28″W / 35.76833°N 75.52444°WCoordinates: 35°46′06″N 75°31′28″W / 35.76833°N 75.52444°W |
| Area | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built | 1897 |
| Built by | US Life Saving Service |
| Architectural style | Shingle Style |
| NRHP Reference # | 75001253[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 23, 1975 |
Oregon Inlet Station is a historic lifesaving station located near Rodanthe, Dare County, North Carolina. It was built in 1897 by the United States Life-Saving Service and remodeled in 1933 and 1970. It is a 1 1/2-story, Shingle Style rectangular frame building with a lookout tower. It has a porch that surrounds the building. 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.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ William M. Whittington (August 1975). "Oregon Inlet Station" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
External links
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NC-385, "Oregon Inlet Coast Guard Station, Northern end of Pea Island, East side of State Road 1257, 0.3 mile North of North Carolina Highway 12, Rodanthe, Dare County, NC", 66 photos, 130 data pages, 4 photo caption pages
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