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National Park Service U.S. DepartmentoftheInterior Cape Hatteras National Seashore North Carolina Bodie Island Coast Guard Station Historic Structure Report i *, m I Cultural Resources Southeast Region Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation http://archive.org/details/bodieislandcoastOOoppe Cape Hatteras National Seashore Bodie Island Coast Guard Station Historic Structure Report 2005 For Cultural Resources, Southeast Region National Park Service By Joseph K. Oppermann - Architect, RA. RO. Box 10417, Salem Station Winston- Salem, NC 27108 FAX 336/721- 1711 336/721- 1712 [email protected] The historicstructurereportpresented hereexistsin two formats. Atraditional,printedversion isavailableforstudy atthepark,theSoutheastern Regional OfficeoftheNPS (SERO),andatavarietyofotherrepositories. Formore widespread access,the historicstructure reportalsoexists in aweb-based formatthrough ParkNet,thewebsiteofthe National ParkService. Pleasevisitwww.nps.govformore information. Cultural Resources Southeast Region National Park Service 100 Alabama St. SW Atlanta, GA 30303 (404) 562-3117 2005 I[istoric Structure Report Kodie IslandCoastGuard Station Cape I[atteras National Seashore Manteo, NC LCS#: 072iH ( over image: Kodie Island ("oast Guard Station, c.i925(CAHA< oil.) Cape Hatteras National Seashore Bodie Island Coast Guard Station Historic Structure Report 2005 //A> Approved by: Superintendent, Cape Hatteras National Seashore Date U-Ue-C*? Chief, Cultural Resources Division, Southeast Regional Office Date o Recommended by: \ aUJ iv a /i- JO- Associate Regional Director, Cultural Resource Date & Stewardship Partnership, Southeast Regional Office Approved by: / ^Ac^c^ /r* c^W^e^^ it/jtlos Regional Director, Southeast Regional Office 3656718 3 BODIE ISLAND COASTGUARD STATION HISTORIC STRUCTURE REPORT Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Nags Head, NC Table ofContents TABLE OF CONTENTS Project Team 5 Executive Summary 7 Administrative Data 11 PART - DEVELOPMENTAL HISTORY I A. Historical Background and Context LA.1 Forces ofNature I.A.1 What's in a Name? Bodie Island LA.1 The Graveyard ofthe Atlantic I.A.1 A National Life-Saving Service I.A.1 Getting Organized: 1871 LA.1 Expanding the Service LA.1 Bodie Island Life-Saving Station LA.20 An Evolving Architectural Landscape LA.20 Station Life LA.22 Training and More Training LA.24 The Rescue A.24 I. On Patrol I.A.25 Maintenance A.26 I. The U.S. Coast Guard and Changing Responsibilities LA.26 B. Chronology ofDevelopment and Use LB.29 Plans and Construction ofa New Station LB.29 Mendleheffs Chatham Type Station - Modified I.B.30 Making Other Improvements LB.33 1933/34 Modifications I.B.34 Renewed Activity LB.35 National Park Service Takes Possession LB.38 Timeline I.B.4 C. Physical Description I.C.47 General Description: The Station in 2005 I.C.47 Construction Characteristics I.C.48 Utility Systems I.C.74 Summary ofConditions I.C.74 2005 • JOSEPH K. OPPERMANN - ARCHITECT, P.A. • Page 3 BODIE ISLANDCOASTGUARD STATION HISTORIC STRUCTURE REPORT Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Nags Head, NC Table ofContents PART TREATMENT & USE II A. Introduction II.A.77 & B. Ultimate Treatment Use II.B.78 C. Requirements for Treatment II.C.85 D. Alternatives for Treatment II.D.86 E. Recommendations II.E.89 General Recommendations II.E.89 Specific Recommendations II.E.89 REFERENCES APPENDICES A. 1925: Probable Floor Plans B. 1933: Probable Floor Plans C. 1945: Probable Floor Plans I). 1962: Probable Floor Plans E. 2005: As-found Measured Drawings F. Historic Construction Documents G. Historic Site Plans II. Historic Images I. North Carolina Life-Saving Station Statistics J. Relocation Options Previously Studied by Cape Hatteras National Seashore 2005 • JOSEPH K. OPPERMANN - ARCHITECT, P.A. • Page 4 BODIEISLANDLIFE-SAVING STATI0N/B0A1 HOUSE HISIOKK S K(J( IIJKI. KI.I'OKI Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Nags Head, NC Project Team PROJECT TEAM Building Investigation/ Joseph K. Oppermann, FAIA Building ( ondition Assessment Joseph K. Oppermann Architect, P.A. Winston-Salem. NC Research .Joseph K. Oppermann, FAIA, Historical Architect John Larson. Architectural Historian Joseph K. Oppermann Architect, P.A. Winston-Salem. NC Building Recordation Barry F. Seller, Associate AIA Jennifer Plocher Wilkins, Associate AIA Joseph K. Oppermann Architect, P.A. NC Winston-Salem. Document Bayout Jennifer FMocher Wilkins, Associate AIA Sarah M. Craig Joseph K. Oppermann Architect, P.A. NC Winston-Salem. Report Editor Jane Kelly Message Makers Winston-Salem. NC Project Manager Tommy H. Jones. Architectural Historian National Park Service Southeast Regional Office GA Atlanta. Program Review Coordination Steve Harrison, ChiefofResource Management Doug Stover, Historian/Cultural Resource Mgr. Cape Jlatteras National Seashore Manteo. NC Tommy H. Jones. Architectural Historian National Park Service Southeast Regional Office 2005 • JOSEPH K. OPPERMANN - ARCHITECT, P.A. • Page 5 BODIE ISLAND LIFE-SAVING STATION/BOAT HOUSE HISTORIC STRUCTURE REPORT Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Nags Head,NC ProjectTeam 2005 • JOSEPH K. OPPERMANN - ARCHITECT, P.A. • Page 6