Front view, Currituck Beach Lighthouse and Keeper's Residences, Corolla, Currituck County, North Carolina
Currituck Beach Light Station (Corolla, N.C.)
Currituck Beach Lightkeeper's House (Corolla, N.C.)
Currituck Beach Lightkeeper's House (Corolla, N.C.)
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Item information
- Title:
- Front view, Currituck Beach Lighthouse and Keeper's Residences, Corolla, Currituck County, North Carolina
- Topics:
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Architecture
- Subjects:
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Cottages
Lighthouses
- Original Format:
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Color slide
- Extent:
- 2 x 2 in.
- Item identifier:
- bh1134pnc002
- Created Date:
- Genre:
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Architectural photographs
- Location:
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Corolla (N.C.)
- Digital Project:
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Built Heritage
Source information
- Repository:
- Preservation North Carolina
- Collection:
- Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides) held by Preservation North Carolina
- Note field:
- Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
- Rights:
- Reproduction and use of this material requires permission from Preservation North Carolina. For general information see the Preservation North Carolina website (http://www.presnc.org).
- RightsStatements.org:
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In Copyright
For more information:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0 - 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.
Building: Currituck Beach Light Station (Corolla, Currituck County, North Carolina)
- Built:
- Street:
- 1130 Corolla Village Rd.
- Community:
- Corolla
- State:
- North Carolina
- Zip:
- 27927
- Provenance note:
- The lighthouse complex was constructed by the Federal Lighthouse Board.
- Historical note:
- The structure was the last lighthouse constructed by the Board to guide sailors through the Outer Banks. The original first-order Fresnel lens remains in place. The lighthouse and its complex are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Location:
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Corolla (N.C.)
- Subjects:
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Historic buildings
Historic sites
Lighthouses
National Register of Historic Places
- Latitude, Longitude:
- 36.376658, -75.830636
Building: Currituck Beach Lightkeeper's House (Corolla, Currituck County, North Carolina)
- Built:
- Community:
- Corolla
- State:
- North Carolina
- Provenance note:
- The lighthouse complex was constructed by the Federal Lighthouse Board.
- Historical note:
- The structure was the last lighthouse constructed by the Board to guide sailors through the Outer Banks. The lighthouse and its complex are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Architectural note:
- This frame double keeper's residence exhibits corbeled chimneys and kingpost gable decorations.
- Location:
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Corolla (N.C.)
- Subjects:
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Historic buildings
Houses
Lighthouse keepers -- Dwellings
National Register of Historic Places