U.S. Coast Guard Historic District
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.
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References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.