View text source at Wikipedia

Avalon Life Saving Station

Avalon Life Saving Station
Avalon Life Saving Station in 2010.
Avalon Life Saving Station is located in Cape May County, New Jersey
Avalon Life Saving Station
Avalon Life Saving Station is located in New Jersey
Avalon Life Saving Station
Avalon Life Saving Station is located in the United States
Avalon Life Saving Station
Location76 West 15th Street, Avalon, New Jersey
Coordinates39°6′14″N 74°42′46″W / 39.10389°N 74.71278°W / 39.10389; -74.71278
Built1894
Built byHiram Godfrey
Architectural styleShingle Style
NRHP reference No.79001480[1]
NJRHP No.986[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 2, 1979
Designated NJRHPDecember 28, 1978

The Avalon Life Saving Station, also known as the Avalon Coast Guard Station, is located at 76 West 15th Street in the borough of Avalon in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. The historic coastal maritime station was built in 1894 by Hiram Godfrey, a local contractor. The Shingle Style building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 2, 1979, for its significance in architecture, commerce, and transportation.[1][3] It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1992.[4]

HABS photo from 1992

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#79001480)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Cape May County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. March 25, 2024. p. 1. listed as the Avalon Lifesaving Station
  3. ^ Hinderliter, Edward T. (December 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Avalon Life Saving Station". National Park Service. With accompanying 7 photos
  4. ^ "Avalon Life Saving Station". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1992.
[edit]