Kitty Hawk Life-Saving Station

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Kitty Hawk Life-Saving Station
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LocationU.S. 158, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°04′02″N75°41′28″W / 36.06722°N 75.69111°W / 36.06722; -75.69111
Built1874 (1874)
Built byRichard C. Evans
Architectural style Carpenter Gothic with Stick style accents
MPS 64501177
NRHP reference No. 84000073
Added to NRHPOctober 11, 1984

Kitty Hawk Life-Saving Station was a life-saving station on Kitty Hawk, on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. It was built in 1874 and put in service until 1946. [1] The building is registered with National Register of Historic Places since October 11, 1984. [2]

History

The Life-saving stations like Kitty Hawk typically built after the 1857 North Carolina Hurricane. They generally consisted of a crew of seven men, a keeper who acted as a captain and six other men who volunteered because of their experience as mariners, sailors and fishermen. The station's first keeper was W.D. Tate who was replaced by a man named James R. Hobbs. [3]

In 1911, a watch room above the second floor living quarters was added. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources . 23 January 2013. p. 7. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "National Register of Historical Places - NORTH CAROLINA (NC), Dare County". www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  3. ↑ Bland, Sam (13 June 2016). "Of Lifesaving, Life Taking and Ghosts". Coastal Review. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
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