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This is a list of U.S. Coast Guard historical and heritage sites that are open to the public. This list includes National Historic Landmarks (NHL), the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), cutters, museums, monuments, memorials and more. It includes only NHL Lighthouses. There are many more resources dedicated to lighthouses, this list attempts to collect everything else in one list. The United States Lighthouse Society, Lighthouse Friends and the many Wikipedia pages dedicated lighthouses are a few of the many excellent resources for those interested in lighthouses. This list captures the most important historical features, that is the NHL and the often overlooked U.S. Coast Guard sites.

The Revenue Cutter Service is not as well represented in this list compared to the other constituent agencies; those other agencies had a head start. The service did not even have a proper name for three quarters of a century until 1863 when Congress voted to name them the "Revenue Cutter Service." [1] The service established it's first permanent shore infrastructure around 1900 at Curtis Bay, Maryland and it is still in operation today as the Coast Guard Yard.[2] Revenue cutters operated out of their respective port and were under the operational control of the Collector of Customs of that port.[1] Before Federal Income Tax, customs duties were the primary form of revenue, the customs house was often the hub of activity for the Federal Government in a harbor town. Beyond the customs house and perhaps a pier, it is unlikely that more shoreside infrastructure was required in the early days.

The Sites are mapped in Open Street Map, recommend searching with the name, city, and state.

Atlantic[edit]

U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939


New England[edit]

Winslow Homer painting of a Breeches Buoy
Fort Pickering, Winter Island Light, and Coast Guard Air Station Salem
Fort Trumbull Parade Ground
Frederick Lee commanded the Revenue Cutter Eagle
City State Modern Name or Locale Era Historical Name NHL NHL/NRHP # NHL/NRHP Date Note
Amagansett New York Amagansett U.S. Life-Saving and Coast Guard Station
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
Amagansett Life Saving Station NRHP 100002743 7/27/2018
Amesbury Massachusetts Lowell's Boat Shop
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
Lowell's Boat Shop Yes 88000706 6/21/1990
Barnstable Massachusetts US Coast Guard Heritage Museum
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
Barnstable Custom House NRHP 75000239 11/12/1975
Boston Massachusetts Boston Light
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
Boston Light Yes 66000133 1/29/1964
Boston Massachusetts Lightship Nantucket LV112
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
Lightship Nantucket LV112 Yes 89002464 12/20/1989
Bristol Rhode Island Bristol Oyster Bar
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
Bristol Customshouse and Post Office NRHP 72000015 5/31/1972
Chatham Massachusetts Chatham Coast Guard Station
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
Chatham Light Station NRHP 87001501 6/15/1987 Also: Mack Memorial
Fort Hancock New Jersey Gateway National Recreation Area
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
Sandy Hook Lighthouse Yes 66000468 1/29/1964
Highlands New Jersey Twin Lights State Historic Site
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
Navesink Light Station Yes 06000237 2/17/2006 Also Spermaceti Cove 1849 Boathouse
Hull Massachusetts Hull Life Saving Museum
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
Point Allerton Lifesaving Station NRHP 81000110 6/11/1981
Kennebunkport Maine Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
Kennebunkport Custom House NRHP 74000323 1/18/1974
Lubec Maine West Quoddy Station
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
West Quoddy Lifesaving Station NRHP 90000581 4/20/1990 Also: West Quoddy Head Light and Coast Guard Trail
Madison Connecticut Lee's Academy
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
Lee's Academy No N/A N/A Also: Captain Frederick Lee monument
Marshfield Massachusetts Coast Guard Hill Recreation Area
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
Communication Station Boston (NMF) No N/A N/A
Monmouth Beach New Jersey Monmouth Beach Cultural Center, NJ
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
Monmouth Beach Life Saving Station No N/A N/A
Montauk New York Montauk Point Lighthouse
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
Montauk Point Lighthouse Yes 69000142 3/2/2012
Mystic Connecticut Mystic Seaport Museum
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
New Shoreham Life Saving Station No N/A N/A Also: Brant Point Light replica
Nahant Massachusetts Nahant Life Saving Station
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
Nahant Life Saving Station NRHP 12000133 3/20/2012 Now a special event venue
Nantucket Massachusetts Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum No N/A N/A Replica
Narragansett Rhode Island Coast Guard House
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
Narragansett Pier Life Saving Station NRHP 76000010 6/30/1976 Restaurant
Nauset Massachusetts Coast Guard Beach
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
Nauset Life Saving Station No N/A N/A Operated by: Cape Cod National Seashore
New Bedford Massachusetts Custom House Square
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
New Bedford Custom House Yes 70000735 12/30/1970 Part of New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park. The Custom House is still in use as a Federal office building.
New Bedford Massachusetts Coast Guard Park
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
National Lightship Sailors Memorial No N/A N/A
New London Connecticut Custom House Maritime Museum
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
New London Customhouse NRHP 70000706 10/15/1970 Contains exhibits on the Amistad Affair
New London Connecticut Fort Trumbull State Park
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
Revenue Cutter School of Instruction NRHP 72001333 9/22/1972
New London Connecticut U.S. Coast Guard Academy
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard Museum No N/A N/A New museum in planning, see Projects Section below
New Shoreham Rhode Island Southeast Lighthouse
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
Block Island South East Light Yes 97001264 9/25/1997
New York New York Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
New York Customhouse Yes 72000889 12/8/1976 Contains the National Museum of the American Indian

Also: Coast Guard Memorial at The Battery

New York New York The Battery
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
Coast Guard Memorial No N/A N/A Also: Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
New York New York Central Park
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
Alexander Hamilton Monument No N/A N/A
New York New York Harlem Heights
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
Alexander Hamilton Playground No N/A N/A
New York New York National Lighthouse Museum
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
U.S. Lighthouse Depot NRHP 83001785 9/15/1983
New York New York Pier 25
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
USCGC Lilac NRHP 04001441 1/7/2005
New York New York Pier 66
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
Lightship Frying Pan LV115 NRHP 98001615 1/28/1999
New York New York Hamilton Grange National Memorial
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
Hamilton Grange Yes 66000097 12/19/1960 Located in St. Nicolas Park
New York New York South Street Seaport Museum
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
Lightship Ambrose LV87 Yes 84002758 4/11/1989
Newburyport Massachusetts Custom House Maritime Museum
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
Newburyport Custom House NRHP 71000089 2/25/1971 Also: Coast Guard Bicentennial Monument and USCGC Evergreen Bell
Orleans Massachusetts Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat CG 36500
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
CG-36500 NRHP 05000467 5/27/2005
Provincetown Massachusetts Old Harbor Life Saving Station
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
Old Harbor Life Saving Station NRHP 75000159 8/18/1975
Rockland Maine Maine Lighthouse Museum
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
Maine Lighthouse Museum No N/A N/A Also: Buoy Park
Rockport Massachusetts Cape Ann Light Station
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
Twin Lights, Thacher's Island Yes 71000355 1/3/2001
Sag Harbor New York Custom House
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
Sag Harbor Custom House NRHP 73001274 7/20/1973
Salem Massachusetts Salem Maritime National Historic Site
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
Salem Custom House NRHP 66000048 10/15/1966 Also: Derby Wharf Light
Salem Massachusetts Winter Island Marine Park
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
Fort Pickering NRHP 73000320 2/8/1973 Coast Guard Air Station Salem and Winter Island Light are located here but not open to the public
Truro Massachusetts Coast Guard Beach
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
Coast Guard Beach No N/A N/A Operated by: the Town of Truro, Massachusetts
Weehawken New Jersey Hamilton Park
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
Weehawken Dueling Grounds No N/A N/A Also: Alexander Hamilton Bust
Wellfleet Massachusetts The Beachcomber
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
Cahoons Hollow Life Saving Station No N/A N/A
Westport Massachusetts Horseneck Point Lifesaving Station
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
Horseneck Point Life Saving Station No N/A N/A

Inland Waterways[edit]

Mayor Andrew Broadus with the watchtower (moored in the middle) in its home port on Louisville, Kentucky Riverfront. Life Saving Station #10 began operations in 1881 and finally closed in 1972.
City State Modern Name or Locale Era Historical Name NHL NHL/NRHP # NHL/NRHP Date Note
Baton Rouge Louisiana USS Kidd Veterans Museum
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
USCGC White Alder Memorial No N/A N/A
Cairo Illinois Old Custom House
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
Cairo Custom House NRHP 73000689 7/24/1973
Chilo Ohio Chilo Lock 34 Museum
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
USCGC Wakerobin Yes N/A N/A Outdoor exhibit with only the Steam Engines on display
Clarksville Tennessee Customs House Museum
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
Clarksville Federal Building NRHP 72001246 6/13/1972
Louisville Kentucky Mayor Andrew Broaddus
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
Life Saving Station #10 Yes 89001446 6/30/1989
Wheeling West Virginia West Virginia Independence Hall
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
Wheeling Customs House Yes 70000660 6/20/1988
Winona Minnesota USCGC Winona Monument
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
USCGC Winona No N/A N/A

Mid Atlantic[edit]

Lightship Overfalls and the 1884 Lewes Life Saving Station are co-located in a city park in Lewes Delaware
The New Era
LCVP Coxswain loading troops at Utah Beach
Launching a surfboat
City State Modern Name or Locale Era Historical Name NHL NHL/NRHP # NHL/NRHP Date Note
Allenhurst New Jersey Borough of Allenhurst, New Jersey
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
Borough of Allenhurst, New Jersey No N/A N/A The town is named for Abner Allen Life Saving Station Keeper
Allenhurst New Jersey Church of St. Andrew by the Sea
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
New Era No N/A N/A Outdoor exhibit with the ship's anchor and plaque displayed on the church grounds[3]
Annapolis Maryland Thomas Point Shoals Light Station
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
Thomas Point Shoals Light Station Yes 75000864 1/20/1999
Arlington Virginia Arlington National Cemetery
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
Coast Guard Memorial No N/A N/A Also: USS Serpens Memorial and CDR Elmer F. Stone Gravesite
Baltimore Maryland Inner Harbor
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
Lightship Chesapeake LV116 Yes 80000349 12/20/1989 Also: USCGC Taney
Baltimore Maryland Inner Harbor
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
USCGC Taney Yes 88001826 6/7/1988 Also: Chesapeake Lightship LV116
Rehoboth Beach Delaware Delaware Seashore State Park
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
Indian River Life Saving Station NRHP 76000582 9/29/1976
Berlin Maryland Assateague Island National Seashore
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
Popes Island Life Saving Station No N/A N/A
Buxton North Carolina Cape Hatteras National Seashore
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
Cape Hatteras Light Station Yes 78000266 8/5/1998
Duck North Carolina Life Saving Station
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
Caffeys Inlet Lifesaving Station NRHP 78001942 1/30/1978 Casual dining on Sanderling Resort
Fort Belvoir Virginia National Museum of the United States Army
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
USS Joseph Dickman No N/A N/A Utah Beach landing depicted in the Global War Gallery
Hatteras North Carolina Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum No N/A N/A
Kitty Hawk North Carolina Black Pelican Seafood Company
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
Kitty Hawk Life-Saving Station Boathouse No N/A N/A Restaurant
Kitty Hawk North Carolina Kitty Hawk Lifesaving Station #7
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
Kitty Hawk Life-Saving Station NRHP 84000073 10/11/1984 Beach Cottage
Lewes Delaware Canal Front Park and Marina
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
Lightship WLV 539 Yes 89000006 6/14/2011 Also: Lewes Life Saving Station
Longport New Jersey Longport Historical Museum
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
Great Egg Coast Guard Station NRHP 05000128 10/31/2005
Manasquan New Jersey Squan Beach Life Saving Station
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
Squan Beach Life Saving Station #9 NRHP 08000135 3/5/2008
Manteo North Carolina Collins Park
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
Pea Island Cookhouse No N/A N/A Also: Herbert M. Collins Boathouse and Richard Etheridge statue
Ocean City Maryland Ocean City Life Saving Station Museum
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
Ocean City Life Saving Station No N/A N/A
Ocean City New Jersey U.S. Life Saving Station 30
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
Ocean City Life Saving Station NRHP 13000385 6/14/2013
Ocracoke North Carolina Ocracoke Preservation Society
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
Ocracoke Village NRHP 90001465 9/28/1990 Numerous maritime and Coast Guard sites within the Ocracoke Historic District. The former Coast Guard Station is not open to the public.
Portsmouth North Carolina Portsmouth Village
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
Portsmouth Life Saving Station NRHP 78000267 11/29/1978
Portsmouth Virginia Lightship Portsmouth
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
Lightship Portsmouth LV101 Yes 89001080 5/5/1989
Rodanthe North Carolina Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Historic Site and Museum
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
Chicamacomico Life Saving Station NRHP 76000164 12/12/1976
Seaside Park New Jersey Coast Guard Station Trail[1]
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life Saving Station Station No. 14 NRHP 78001789 1/30/1978 A short dune trail in Island Beach State Park near the historic life saving station, however, the station is not open to the public.
Stone Harbor Borough New Jersey Steven C. Ludlum American Legion Post 331
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Station No. 35 NRHP 08000970 10/8/2008 Museum operated by the American Legion
Virginia Beach Virginia Cape Henry Lighthouse
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
Cape Henry Lighthouse Yes 66000910 1/29/1964 Located on Joint Expeditionary Base Fort Story, however the lighthouse is open accessible to the general public
Virginia Beach Virginia Virginia Beach Surf and Rescue Museum
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
Seatack Life Saving Station NRHP 79003304 7/11/1979
Washington District of Columbia Treasury Building
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
Treasury Building Yes 71001007 11/11/1971 Tours available

Southeast[edit]

Ponce Inlet Light
USCGC Ingham, 1944
City State Modern Name or Locale Era Historical Name NHL NHL/NRHP # NHL/NRHP Date Note
Key West Florida Key West Museum of Art and History at the Custom House
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
Key West Post Office and Customshouse NRHP 73000587 9/20/1973 Also: U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Key West Station
Key West Florida The Shops at Mallory Square
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Key West Station NRHP 73000590 10/15/1973 Also: Key West Post Office and Customshouse
Key West Florida USCGC Ingham
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
USCGC Ingham Yes 92001879 4/27/1992
Ponce de Leon Inlet Florida Ponce Inlet Lighthouse and Museum
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
Ponce Inlet Light Station Yes 72000355 8/5/1998
St. Simon's Island Georgia World War II Home Front Museum
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
US Coast Guard Station--St. Simons Island NRHP 98000297 4/1/1998 Also: Coast Guard/East Beach Park
Stuart Florida House of Refuge at Gilbert's Bar
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
House of Refuge at Gilbert's Bar NRHP 74000651 5/3/1974
Sullivan's Island South Carolina US Coast Guard Historic District
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
Sullivan's Island Life Saving Station NRHP 73001703 6/19/1973 Also: Charleston Light
Tampa Florida Sunshine Skyway Bridge
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
USCGC Blackthorn NRHP N/A N/A Located in the Pinellas County Sunshine Skyway Rest Area

Gulf of Mexico[edit]

Fallen Guardians Monument, Mobile, Alabama
City State Modern Name or Locale Era Historical Name NHL NHL/NRHP # NHL/NRHP Date Note
Mobile Alabama Cooper Riverside Park
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard Monument No N/A N/A
Mobile Alabama USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
The Fallen Guardians Monument No N/A N/A Also: Grumman HU-16E Albatross: 2129
Pensacola Florida Artel Gallery
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
US Customs House and Post Office NRHP 97000659 7/22/1997


Great Lakes[edit]

Niagara Falls Custom House is now an Underground Railroad Museum
Michigan's Grand Marais Harbor of Refuge entrance range lights and museum.
Munising Michigan
Man in Rigging painting, 1918, by Anton Otto Fischer
City State Modern Name or Locale Era Historical Name NHL NHL/NRHP # NHL/NRHP Date Note
Ashtabula Ohio Ashtabula Maritime and Surface Transportation Museum
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
Ashtabula Lighthouse Keeper’s House No N/A N/A
Ashtabula Ohio Harbor Yak Canoe and Kayak Rentals
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
Ashtabula Coast Guard Station No No N/A Outdoor Adventure outfitter
Cleveland Ohio Cleveland Coast Guard Station
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
Cleveland Coast Guard Station NRHP 76001390 1/1/1976
Douglas Michigan Old School House Museum
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
Francis Metallic Surfboat NRHP 15000156 4/20/2015
Duluth Minnesota USCGC Sundew
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
USCGC Sundew No N/A N/A
Eagle Harbor Michigan Eagle Harbor Life Saving Museum
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
Eagle Harbor Life Saving Station NRHP 12000306 8/16/2012
Erie Pennsylvania Erie Art Museum
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
Erie Customs House NRHP 72001122 1/13/1972
Evanston Illinois Lighthouse Landing Park
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
Grosse Point Light Station Yes 76000707 1/20/1999
Ferrysburg Michigan Coast Guard Park
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
Coast Guard Park No N/A N/A
Glen Haven Michigan Glen Haven Cannery Boathouse
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
36 Foot MLB No N/A N/A Unknown Hull Number
Glen Haven Michigan Sleeping Bear Point Coast Guard Station Maritime Museum
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
Sleeping Bear Point Life Saving Station NRHP 79000285 4/26/1979
Grand Haven Michigan Escanaba Park
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
Escanaba Park No N/A N/A
Grand Marais Michigan Lightkeeper's Museum
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
Grand Marais Harbor of Refuge No N/A N/A
Ludington Michigan Port of Ludington Maritime Museum
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
Ludington Coast Guard Station NRHP 10000264 5/17/2010
Mackinaw City Michigan USCGC Mackinaw
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
USCGC Mackinaw No N/A N/A
Marblehead Ohio The Keeper's House Museum
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
Benajah Wolcott House NRHP 91000251 3/14/1991
Marblehead Ohio Lucien Clemons Park
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
Marblehead Life Saving Station No N/A N/A
Marblehead Ohio Marblehead Lighthouse State Park
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
Marblehead Life Saving Station No N/A N/A Boathouse replica; also: Marblehead Lighthouse
Munising Michigan Pictured Rock National Lakeshore
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
Munising Coast Guard Station No N/A N/A CG-36528
Muskegon Michigan USS Silversides Submarine Museum
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
USCGC McLane No N/A N/A
Northbrooke Illinois Coast Guard Park
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
Coast Guard Park No N/A N/A
Niagara Falls New York Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
Niagara Falls Custom House NRHP 73001227 7/16/1973
Port Hope Michigan Lighthouse County Park
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
Pointe Aux Barques Life Saving Station No N/A N/A Also: Pointe Aux Barques Lighthouse
Port Huron Michgan Huron Lightship Museum
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
Lightship Huron LV103 Yes 76001974 12/20/1989
Shelldrake Michigan Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
Whitefish Point NRHP 73000947 2/28/1973 Whitefish Point Lighthouse and Whitefish Point Coast Guard Station are co-located.
Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin Door County Maritime Museum
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
Door County Maritime Museum No N/A N/A
Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin Sawyer Park
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
Sawyer Park No N/A N/A
Two Harbors Minnesota Split Rock Lighthouse State Park
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
Split Rock Light Station Yes 69000073 6/23/2011
Washington Wisconsin Plum island Life-Saving and Light Station
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
Plum island Life-Saving Station NRHP 10000385 6/24/2010 Also: Plum Island Light Station

Pacific[edit]

U.S. Treasury Department *1790-1967
U.S. Navy *1917-1919; 1941-1945
U.S. Transportation Department 1967-2003
U.S. Department of Homeland Security 2003-Present

California[edit]

Schooner Californian is the Official Ship of the State of California, it is a replica of the Revenue Cutter C.W. Lawrence, built in 1984
Arena Cove Life Saving Station
Monterey Custom House
City State Modern Name or Locale Era Historical Name NHL NHL/NRHP # NHL/NRHP Date Note
Eureka California Coast Guard Plaza
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
Coast Guard Plaza No N/A[4] N/A
Inverness California Point Reyes National Seashore
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
Point Reyes Lifeboat Station Yes 85002756 12/20/1989
Monterey California Coast Guard Station Monterey
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
Coast Guard Pier No N/A N/A Open to Public
Monterey California Monterey State Historic Park
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
Monterey Custom House Yes 66000217 12/19/1960
Morro Bay California Morro Bay Maritime Museum
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
CG-30615 No N/A N/A
Oakland California Lightship Relief WLV-605
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
Lightship Relief WLV-605 Yes 89002462 12/20/1989
Oakland California USS Potomac
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
USCGC Electra Yes 87000068 12/14/1990
Point Arena California Coast Guard House Historic Inn and Cottages
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
Arena Cove Life Saving Station NRHP 90001363 9/13/1990
Samoa California Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
CG-36515 No N/A N/A The hull is located at Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay
San Diego California Californian
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
USRC C.W. Lawrence No N/A N/A Replica
San Francisco California Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Visitor Center
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Coast Guard Station Fort Point Yes 66000232 6/13/1962
Shelter Cove California Mal Coombs Park
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
CG-6541 Monument No N/A N/A Also: Cape Mendocino Light

Pacific Northwest[edit]

Life saving Drills at Cape Disappointment, 1906
Munro Gravesite
City State Modern Name or Locale Era Historical Name NHL NHL/NRHP # NHL/NRHP Date Notes
Astoria Oregon Custom House Park
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1790-1915
Astoria Custom House No N/A N/A Replica
Astoria Oregon Columbia River Maritime Museum
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
Lightship Columbia WLV604 Yes 89002463 12/20/1989
Cle Elum Washington Laurel Hill Cemetery
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
Douglas Munro Memorial No N/A N/A
Garibaldi Oregon Coast Guard Memorial
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
CG-36531 No N/A N/A
Garibaldi Oregon Historic Coast Guard Boathouse
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard Station Tillamook Bay NRHP 93001337 12/10/1993
Ilwaco Washington Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
Cape Disappointment NRHP 75001864 8/15/1975 Also: Cape Disappointment Light
Newport Oregon U.S. Coast Guard Station Newport
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
CG-36503 No N/A N/A
Ocean Park Washington Klipsan Beach Life Saving Station Vacation Rentals
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
Klipsan Beach Life Saving Station NRHP 79002546 7/5/1979
Port Orford Oregon Port Orford Heads State Park
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
Port Orford Life Boat Station NRHP 98000606 5/29/1998 Also: CG-36498
Seattle Washington U.S. Coast Guard Base Seattle
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
Coast Guard Museum Northwest No N/A N/A
Seattle Washington Northwest Seaport
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789-1939
Lightship Swiftsure WLV83 Yes 75001852 4/11/1989
Tacoma Washington USCGC Comanche
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
USCGC Comanche No N/A N/A
Westport Washington Westport Maritime Museum
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard Station Gray's Harbor No N/A N/A Also: CG-30609
Winchester Bay Oregon Umpqua River Lighthouse Museum
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard Station Umpqua River NRHP 92000662 6/4/1992 Also: Umpqua River Light


Pacific Islands[edit]

No NHL, NRHP or other heritages sites open and accessible to the public.

Alaska[edit]

No NHL, NRHP or other heritages sites open and accessible to the public.

Projects[edit]

U.S. Coast Guard history and heritage under restoration or development. Unknown whether any of these are open to the public.

All Regions[edit]

Two of USCGC Tiburon's sister ships, part of the Matchbox Fleet patrolling off Normandy Beaches during World War II
City State Modern Name or Locale Era Historical Name NHL NHL/NRHP # NHL/NRHP Date Notes
Chatham Massachusetts Coast Guard Boathouse
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
Chatham Boathouse No N/A N/A To be located in Stage Harbor at 90 Bridge Street, expected completion in 2023 [5]
Kittery Maine Wood Island Life Saving Station
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
Wood Island Life Saving Station No N/A N/A
New London Connecticut The National Coast Guard Museum
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
The National Coast Guard Museum No N/A N/A To be located in Downtown New London, construction set to begin in 2022.[6]
Seattle Washington USCGC Tiburon
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
USCGC Tiburon No N/A N/A
Stockton California USCGC Fir
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
U.S. Coast Guard 1915-Present
USCGC Fir Yes 92001880 04/27/1992
Vermillion Michgain Vermilion Life Saving Station
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848-1915
Vermilion Life Saving Station No N/A N/A


Helpful External Sites[edit]

Architecture - Coast Guard Stations

U.S. General Services Administration

Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

Historical Marker Database

Lighthouse Friends

LORAN-History.info

LUCY: NJ's Cultural Resources GIS Online Map Viewer

Maritime History of Massachusetts

Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System (MACRIS)

Museum Ships

National Park Service Maritime Heritage Program

National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places Map Viewer

Naval History and Heritage Command

Open Street Map

U.S. Coast Guard Aviation History

U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Boundary Map Viewer

U.S. Life Saving Service Heritage Association

U.S. Lighthouse Society

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Ostrom, Thomas (2018). United States Revenue and Coast Guard Cutters in Naval Warfare, 1790-1918. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Company, Inc. p. 208. ISBN 978-1-4766-3075-5.
  2. ^ Yard Facilities Master Plan (PDF). Curtis Bay, Maryland: The Coast Guard Yard. 2019. p. 8.
  3. ^ "Allenhurst Police Unveil New Personalized Patch". The Coaster. November 27, 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "Coast Guard, local partners to participate in Eureka Coast Guard City Days". 11th District Public Affairs. August 2, 2018. p. 1. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  5. ^ Fraser, Doug (2 April 2021). "Historic Coast Guard boathouse to return to Chatham as shellfish grow-out". Cape Cod Times. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Coast Guard Museum Gets Boost to Begin Summer Construction". U.S. News and World Report. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.