Ion Ave. between Station 18 and Station 18 1/2, Sullivans Island, South Carolina. County/parish: Charleston.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 19, 1973. NRIS 73001703.
3 contributing buildings. 1 contributing structure.Also known as:
U.S. Coast Guard Historic District is a national historic district located at Sullivan's Island, Charleston County, South Carolina. The district encompasses three contributing buildings and one contributing structure on Sullivan's Island. The property was established as a life saving station in 1891. The district contains the station house/administration building (c. 1891), boathouse (c. 1891), garage (c. 1938), and signal tower (c. 1938), which are laid out in an L-shaped court loosely organized around the bunker/sighting station (c. 1898). Also on the property is the non-contributing Charleston Light (ca. 1962).
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/118997482