Oak Island Life Saving Station Explained

Oak Island Life Saving Station
Location:217 Caswell Beach Rd., Caswell Beach, North Carolina
Coordinates:33.8914°N -78.0336°W
Builder:Parkinson, J. Lake
Architecture:Stick/eastlake
Added:December 28, 2000
Refnum:00001553

Oak Island Life Saving Station is a historic life saving station located at Caswell Beach, Brunswick County, North Carolina. It was built in 1889 by the United States Life-Saving Service. It is a 1 1/2-story, front-gabled frame structure. It features a large lookout tower projecting from the roof. Its siding trusswork, and brackets are characteristic of the Stick style. The station was sold to a private owner in 1938 and moved directly across the road from its original location. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NHRP Registration. NC.gov. 2019-03-16.