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Eagle Harbor Coast Guard Station Boathouse
Eagle Harbor Coast Guard Station Boathouse is located in Michigan
Eagle Harbor Coast Guard Station Boathouse
Location9282 Marina Rd., Eagle Harbor, Michigan
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1912
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No.12000306[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 16, 2012

The Eagle Harbor Coast Guard Station Boathouse is a boathouse located at 9282 Marina Road in Eagle Harbor, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]

History

The Life-Saving Station at Eagle Harbor was constructed in the period 1910-1912 by the United States Life-Saving Service.[2] In 1915, the Life-Saving Service was combined with the United States Revenue Cutter Service to create the United States Coast Guard,[3] and the name of the Eagle Harbor Life-Saving Station was changed to the Eagle Harbor Coast Guard Station. The station remained in service until after World War II, after which the station was turned over to the General Services Administration in 1954.[4] Several structures were moved across Eagle Harbor to the grounds of the Eagle Harbor Light.[2] The boathouse is the only original structure remaining on site.[2]

The Eagle Harbor Coast Guard Station Boathouse is currently used by the Keweenaw County Historical Society as a Life-Saving Station Museum.[5]

  • Side elevation
    Side elevation
  • Water side
    Water side
  • Site in harbor
    Site in harbor

References

  1. ^ a b "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/13/12 Through 8/17/12". National Park Service. August 24, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c George Hite (September 2000). "Eagle Harbor Life-Saving Station Gets Facelift".
  3. ^ "U.S. Lifesaving Service History". US Coast Guard. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
  4. ^ "Station Eagle Harbor, Michigan: Coast Guard Station #299" (PDF). US Coast Guard. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
  5. ^ "The Eagle Harbor Life-Saving Station". Keweenaw County Historical Society. Retrieved September 8, 2012.

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