Oregon Inlet Station

Oregon Inlet Station
Location 12 miles N of Rodanthe on Pea Island, near Rodanthe, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°46′06″N 75°31′28″W / 35.76833°N 75.52444°W / 35.76833; -75.52444Coordinates: 35°46′06″N 75°31′28″W / 35.76833°N 75.52444°W / 35.76833; -75.52444
Area 10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built 1897 (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. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 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.


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