Narragansett Pier Life Saving Station

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Coast Guard House
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The Coast Guard House
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Location Narragansett, Rhode Island
Coordinates 41°25′48″N71°27′20″W / 41.43000°N 71.45556°W / 41.43000; -71.45556 Coordinates: 41°25′48″N71°27′20″W / 41.43000°N 71.45556°W / 41.43000; -71.45556
Built1888
ArchitectMcKim, Mead & White
Part of Towers Historic District (#82000021)
NRHP reference # 76000010 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 30, 1976
Designated CPAugust 18, 1982

The Coast Guard House is an historic lifesaving station at 40 Ocean Road in Narragansett, Rhode Island.

Lifesaving act involving rescue, resuscitation and first aid

Lifesaving is the act involving rescue, resuscitation and first aid. It often refers to water safety and aquatic rescue; however, it could include ice rescue, flood and river rescue, swimming pool rescue and other emergency medical services. Lifesaving also refers to sport where lifesavers compete based on skills, speed and teamwork. Lifesaving activities specialized in oceanic environment is called surf lifesaving or coastal lifesaving.

Narragansett, Rhode Island Town in Rhode Island, United States

Narragansett is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 15,868 at the 2010 census. However, during the summer months the town's population more than doubles to near 34,000. The town is colloquially known as "Gansett". The town of Narragansett occupies a narrow strip of land running along the eastern bank of the Pettaquamscutt River to the shore of Narragansett Bay. It was separated from South Kingstown in 1888, and incorporated as a town in 1901.

The station was built in 1888 by McKim, Mead, and White, during the heyday of Narragansett Pier as a summer resort community. It is a roughly oblong block, semicircular at its north end, with a steep slate roof that curves with the line of the wall at the north end. The building served as a lifesaving station from 1888 to 1946, and was converted to a restaurant in the 1960s. This resulted in the addition of a large dining area to the south and east, and the leveling of the floor in the boat storage area. The southern end of the second floor was damaged by fire in 1975. [2]

Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island CDP in Rhode Island, United States

Narragansett Pier is an unincorporated village and a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Narragansett in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 3,671 at the 2000 census.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

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This is a list of Registered Historic Places in Narragansett, Rhode Island.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Narragansett Pier Life Saving Station" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-21.