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Point Barrow Refuge Station

  • Also Known As: Cape Smythe Whaling and Trading Station also Brower's Cafe also AHRS Sit
  • Address: Browersville
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Building


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1889/00/00
1889/08/00 United States Revenue Cutter Service Architect Directed by Capt Michael Healy, a Rescue Station is built near Cape Smyth with a coal bunker wing by Capt Charles Stockton, Lt David Jarvis and carpenters from many of the whaling vessels using precut lumber brought in by the USS BEAR and USS THETIS. USS BEAR Figurehead

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Particulars for Point Barrow Refuge Station:
Sight Category Building
Area of Significance Commerce
Criteria Exemplar
Area of Significance Exploration-settlement
Level of Significance National
Area of Significance Politics-government
Area of Significance Social History
Historic Use Water-related



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 2nd December 1980

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Point Barrow Refuge Station
Registry Address: Browersville
Registry Number: 80004563
Resource Type: Building
Owner: Private
Architect: US Revenue Service; et al.
Architectural Style: No style listed
Contributing Buildings: 1
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Commerce, Politics-government, Exploration-settlement, Social history
Applicable Criteria: Event
Period of Significance: 1875-1899
Significant Year: 1889
Historic Function: Transportation
Historic Sub-Function: Water-related
Current Function: Commerce, Trade
Current Sub-Function:

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