U.S. Coast Guard Historic District

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:

  • Life Saving Station
  • Sullivans Island Station

From Wikipedia:

U.S. Coast Guard Historic District

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.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/118997482

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