U.S. Coast Guard Historic District Explained

U.S. Coast Guard Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Ion Ave. between Station 18 and Station 18 1/2, Sullivan's Island, South Carolina
Coordinates:32.7575°N -79.8425°W
Added:June 19, 1973
Refnum:73001703

U.S. Coast Guard Historic District is a national historic district located at Sullivan's Island, Charleston County, South Carolina. The district encompasses three contributing buildings and one contributing structure on Sullivan's Island. The property was established as a life saving station in 1891. The district contains the station house/administration building (c. 1891), boathouse (c. 1891), garage (c. 1938), and signal tower (c. 1938), which are laid out in an L-shaped court loosely organized around the bunker/sighting station (c. 1898). Also on the property is the non-contributing Charleston Light (ca. 1962).[1] [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elias B. Bull and Carol Stevens. U.S. Coast Guard Historic District. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . January 1973. pdf . 2014-08-01.
  2. Web site: U.S. Coast Guard Historic District, Charleston County (Ion Ave., Sullivan's Island). National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. 2014-08-01. and accompanying map.