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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
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.

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Particulars for North Manitou Island Lifesaving Station:
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



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 5th August 1998

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: North Manitou Island Lifesaving Station
Registry Address: East Coast, North Manitou Island
Registry Number: 98001191
Resource Type: District
Owner: Federal
Architect: Bibb, Albert B.; Chandler, Francis W.
Architectural Style: Gothic, Queen anne, Stick-eastlake
Area in Acres: 3
Contributing Buildings: 6
Non-Contributing Buildings: 1
Contributing Sites: 1
Contributing Structures: 5
Other Certification: Designated National Landmark
Certification: Listed in the National Register
Nominator Name: National Historic Landmark
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Maritime history, Engineering
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Significant Year: 1854, 1877, 1915
Historic Function: Defense, Transportation
Historic Sub-Function: Water-related, Coast Guard facility
Current Function: Recreation and Culture
Current Sub-Function: Outdoor recreation

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