North Manitou Island Lifesaving Station
- Also Known As: North Manitou Coast Guard Station
- Vicinity: East Coast North Manitou Island
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1854/00/00 | Built in 1854, this Volunteer Rescue Station is believed to be the only one left in the country from the 1854 appropriation that began to place surfboats on the Great Lakes. | |||||
1875/01/00 | Francis W Chandler | Architect | During the winter of 1875, Francis W Chandler submits a bill for completion of the drawings for a prototype large open one-story boathouse that is to be utilized mostly at stations on Lakes Erie and Michigan during 1876-1877. | |||
1877/00/00 | The US Life Boat Station, located SW of the Storm Tower and Flag Locker, is built using a modified floor plan based on a design by Francis W Chandler. This large open one-story boathouse is the second oldest building in the complex. | |||||
1887/00/00 | Albert B Bibb | Architect | South of the US Life Boat Station stands the US Life-Saving Service Dwelling, believed to be the only one constructed of its type in the country. The original design for this building is thought to have been developed by USLSS architect Albert Bibb. | |||
1895/00/00 | Built in the 1890s, the Hans Halseth House is one of 6 dwellings that were not on the reservation, but were used by married surfmen and their families. Hans Halseth was the longest resident of this house and started as a surfman in the mid 1890s. |
Particulars for North Manitou Island Lifesaving Station: | |
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Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Historic Use | Coast Guard facility |
Art Movement | Eastlake Style |
Area of Significance | Engineering |
Owner | Federal |
Architectural Style | Gothic Revival |
Sight Category | Historic District |
Criteria | Historic Event |
Area of Significance | Maritime |
Level of Significance | National |
Architectural Style | Queen Anne |
Architectural Style | Stick Style |
Historic Use | Water-related |
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