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Historic district in South Carolina, United States

United States historic place
U.S. Coast Guard Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Lifesaving station and quarters, March 2015
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LocationIon Ave. between Station 18 and Station 18 1/2, Sullivan's Island, South Carolina
Coordinates32°45′27″N 79°50′33″W / 32.75750°N 79.84250°W / 32.75750; -79.84250
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1919 (1919)
NRHP reference No.73001703
Added to NRHPJune 19, 1973

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).

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

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Elias B. Bull and Carol Stevens (January 1973). "U.S. Coast Guard Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  3. "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. Retrieved August 1, 2014. and accompanying map.
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