Kitty Hawk Life-Saving Station was a life-saving station on
Kitty Hawk, on the
Outer Banks
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of
North Carolina
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. It was built in 1874 and put in service until 1946.
The building is registered with
National Register of Historic Places
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since October 11, 1984.
History
The Life-saving stations like Kitty Hawk typically built after the
1857 North Carolina Hurricane. They generally consisted of a crew of seven men, a keeper who acted as a captain and six other men who volunteered because of their experience as mariners, sailors and fishermen. The station's first keeper was W.D. Tate who was replaced by a man named James R. Hobbs.
In 1911, a watch room above the second floor living quarters was added.
References
Life-Saving Service stations
Buildings and structures in Dare County, North Carolina
National Register of Historic Places in Dare County, North Carolina
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