Eagle Harbor Coast Guard Station Boathouse

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Eagle Harbor Coast Guard Station Boathouse
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Location9282 Marina Rd., Eagle Harbor, Michigan
Coordinates 47°27′32″N88°8′58″W / 47.45889°N 88.14944°W / 47.45889; -88.14944 Coordinates: 47°27′32″N88°8′58″W / 47.45889°N 88.14944°W / 47.45889; -88.14944
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1938
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No. 12000306 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 16, 2012

The Eagle Harbor Coast Guard Station Boathouse is a boathouse located at 9282 Marina Road in Eagle Harbor, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. [1]

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History

The Life-Saving Station at Eagle Harbor was constructed in the period 1910-1912 by the United States Life-Saving Service. [2] The original station complex included the station building with a hip-roof watch tower at the corner and a two-bay boathouse that probably was located where the present structure is. Other buildings and structures have been added to the complex over the years. [3] In 1915, the Life-Saving Service was combined with the United States Revenue Cutter Service to create the United States Coast Guard, [4] and the name of the Eagle Harbor Life-Saving Station was changed to the Eagle Harbor Coast Guard Station. In 1938 the original boathouse was replaced with the current structure. The station remained in service until 1950. [3] In 1954, the station was turned over to the General Services Administration as surplus. [5] Several structures were moved across Eagle Harbor to the grounds of the Eagle Harbor Light. [2] The 1938 boathouse is the only original structure remaining on site. [2]

The Eagle Harbor Coast Guard Station Boathouse is currently operated by the Keweenaw County Historical Society as the Eagle Harbor Life-Saving Station. [6]

Description

The Eagle Harbor Coast Guard Station Boathouse is a rectangular, one-story structure on a poured concrete foundation measuring 58 feet by 44 feet. The building has a hip roof clad in what may be original cedar shingles, and walls covered with wide exposure wood weatherboard siding. The building has three boat bays facing what was once a nearby former boat slip. There is a chimney on one side and small gabled dormers with round-head double-hung colonial windows in the roof on all the other elevations. There are five roll-up panel doors, two on the north elevation and three on the south elevation, and double-hung six-over-six windows with wooden shutters. [3]

The interior of the building contains one large open space, with concrete flooring gently sloping toward one end. The Keweenaw County Historical Society has filled the interior with displays of Life-Saving Service and Coast Guard artifacts, including rescue boats and equipment of the types used at this station. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/13/12 Through 8/17/12". National Park Service. August 24, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 George Hite (September 2000). "Eagle Harbor Life-Saving Station Gets Facelift".
  3. 1 2 3 4 Lisa Gamero; R. O. Christensen (February 8, 2011), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Eagle Harbor Coast Guard Station Boathouse
  4. "U.S. Lifesaving Service History". US Coast Guard. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
  5. "Station Eagle Harbor, Michigan: Coast Guard Station #299" (PDF). US Coast Guard. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
  6. "The Eagle Harbor Life-Saving Station". Keweenaw County Historical Society. Retrieved September 8, 2012.