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Chicamacomico Lifesaving Station (Rodanthe, N.C.)

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Item information

Repository:: North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office
Collection:: State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) held by North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office
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Funding:: Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

Provenance note:: Lifesaving Service.
Historical note:: The lifesaving station is the most intact and best known in the state. The older structure was one of the original seven built by the Lifesaving Service. In 1911, Mendeleff designed the newer station, and the nineteenth century station, built in 1874, was converted to a boathouse. The lifesaving station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location:: Rodanthe (N.C.)
Subjects:: Historic buildings
Lifesaving stations
National Register of Historic Places
Latitude, Longitude:: 35.595572, -75.467413
External Resources:: Chicamacomico Life Saving Station History