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U.S. Coast Guard Lake Worth Inlet Station, Dwelling, Peanut Island, Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County, FL

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U.S. Coast Guard Lake Worth Inlet Station, Dwelling, Peanut Island, Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County, FL

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Summary

Significance: The Dwelling at Lake Worth Inlet Station exemplifies the Coast Guard's standard Dwellings at upgraded and new lifeboat stations built throughout the coastal United States from about 1931 until 1941. The Dwelling retains its original form and interior organization. Its cupola watch house has a commanding view of Lake Worth Inlet, the Port of Palm Beach, the Intracoastal Waterway, and the Atlantic Ocean.
Survey number: HABS FL-390-A
Building/structure dates: 1936 Initial Construction

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1936 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
U.S. Coast Guard Civil Engineer's Office
Latham, P Julian
Divoll, Leslie, historian
Walker, C J, photographer
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Location

Riviera Beach26.77534, -80.05810
Google Map of 26.7753405, -80.0580969
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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