Point Reyes Lifeboat Station

Point Reyes Lifeboat Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
view from the west-northwest, circa 1960
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Nearest city	Inverness, California
Coordinates	37°59′38″N 122°58′26″W / 37.99389°N 122.97389°W / 37.99389; -122.97389Coordinates: 37°59′38″N 122°58′26″W / 37.99389°N 122.97389°W / 37.99389; -122.97389
Area	13 acres (5.3 ha)
Built	1927
Architect	Maurer,Fred J.; US Coast Guard
NRHP Reference #	85002756[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 7, 1985[1]
Designated NHL	December 20, 1989[2]

Point Reyes Lifeboat Station, also known as Point Reyes Lifeboat Rescue Station, was built in 1927 by the United States Lifesaving Service (precursor to the United States Coast Guard). It used rail launched 36 foot motorized lifeboats to aid ships foundering on Point Reyes.^[3] It was a replacement to another station that was built in 1888 on a bluff overlooking South Point Reyes Beach. It remains the only unaltered instance of this type of station on the West Coast.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985,^[1] and it was further declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989.^[2][3]

See also

• Point Reyes Lighthouse

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  The buildings from the first lifeboat station are now housing for rangers
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  The radio compass building from when the Navy occupied the first lifeboat station

References

1. 1 2 3 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 
2. 1 2 3 "Point Reyes Lifeboat Station". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-11-18. 
3. 1 2 James P. Delgado (July 10, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Point Reyes Lifeboat Station" (pdf). National Park Service.  and Accompanying 3 photos, exterior, from 1950 and 1960. (818 KB)

External links

• Point Reyes Official Site
• History of Station