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Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Significance: Lightship 116 is one of the last extant lightships in the United States and has had few modifications during its service. Four generations of lightships were in use in the United States from 1820 ... More

Cape Saint George Lighthouse, Cape St. George , Apalachicola, Franklin County, FL

Cape Saint George Lighthouse, Cape St. George , Apalachicola, Franklin...

Significance: The Cape Saint George Lighthouse was erected in 1852 and served as an aid to navigation until the light was disestablished in July 1994. This is the third tower built on St. George Island. The fir... More

U.S. Coast Guard Yard, Building No. 58, Billard Avenue, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

U.S. Coast Guard Yard, Building No. 58, Billard Avenue, Baltimore, Ind...

Significance: Influenced by early 20th-century international industrial building design, Building 58 is an example of the multiple-use structures erected at the U.S. Coast Guard Yard during World War II to acco... More

U.S. Coast Guard Yard, Building No. 58, Billard Avenue, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

U.S. Coast Guard Yard, Building No. 58, Billard Avenue, Baltimore, Ind...

Significance: Influenced by early 20th-century international industrial building design, Building 58 is an example of the multiple-use structures erected at the U.S. Coast Guard Yard during World War II to acco... More

Portland Breakwater Lighthouse, Northeast end of Portland Breakwater, Portland Harbor, South Portland, Cumberland County, ME

Portland Breakwater Lighthouse, Northeast end of Portland Breakwater, ...

Significance: This Greek Revival structure was first built in 1855 and rebuilt in 1875. It is constructed of cast-iron plate, its bolted joined covered by cast-iron Corinthian columns, cornices, and cresting. T... More

U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 180' Class, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 180' Class, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarte...

Significance: These vessels were built to serve as 180' U.S. Coast Guard cutters. A total of thirty-nine of these cutters, built in three subclasses, were purchased by the government from 1942-1944. The USCG ... More

U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 180' Class, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 180' Class, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarte...

Significance: These vessels were built to serve as 180' U.S. Coast Guard cutters. A total of thirty-nine of these cutters, built in three subclasses, were purchased by the government from 1942-1944. The USCG ... More

Pensacola Lighthouse, San Carlos Road, Pensacola, Escambia County, FL

Pensacola Lighthouse, San Carlos Road, Pensacola, Escambia County, FL

Significance: This structure was built in 1826. It was bombarded by Union forces during the War Between the States. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-60 Survey number: HABS FL-147... More

Kodiak Naval Operating Base, Aircraft Storehouse, U.S. Coast Guard Station, Albatross Avenue near Cape Spencer Street, Kodiak, Kodiak Island Borough, AK

Kodiak Naval Operating Base, Aircraft Storehouse, U.S. Coast Guard Sta...

Significance: This building is one of the three major support buildings erected to serve the U.S. Naval Operating Base in World War II; this building retains much of its integrity and contributes to the general... More

Kodiak Naval Operating Base, Aircraft Storehouse, U.S. Coast Guard Station, Albatross Avenue near Cape Spencer Street, Kodiak, Kodiak Island Borough, AK

Kodiak Naval Operating Base, Aircraft Storehouse, U.S. Coast Guard Sta...

Significance: This building is one of the three major support buildings erected to serve the U.S. Naval Operating Base in World War II; this building retains much of its integrity and contributes to the general... More

Fort Hamilton, Bomb-Proof Barracks, Rose Island, Newport, Newport County, RI

Fort Hamilton, Bomb-Proof Barracks, Rose Island, Newport, Newport Coun...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N926 Survey number: HAER RI-58-A Building/structure dates: 1798-1800 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 01001158

Fort Hamilton, Bomb-Proof Barracks, Rose Island, Newport, Newport County, RI

Fort Hamilton, Bomb-Proof Barracks, Rose Island, Newport, Newport Coun...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N926 Survey number: HAER RI-58-A Building/structure dates: 1798-1800 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 01001158

Fort Hamilton, Bomb-Proof Barracks, Rose Island, Newport, Newport County, RI

Fort Hamilton, Bomb-Proof Barracks, Rose Island, Newport, Newport Coun...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N926 Survey number: HAER RI-58-A Building/structure dates: 1798-1800 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 01001158

U.S. Coast Guard Yard, Building No. 8, Corner of Billard & Shoemaker Avenues, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

U.S. Coast Guard Yard, Building No. 8, Corner of Billard & Shoemaker A...

Significance: Erected at the U.S. Coast Guard Yard during World War II to accommodate the needs of heavy industry, Building 8 is an example of a multiple-use structure influenced by early 20th-century internati... More

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Significance: Bodie Island Light Station served as an important aid to navigation in a system of lighthouses guiding mariners along the hazardous waters of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, often referred to a... More

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Significance: Bodie Island Light Station served as an important aid to navigation in a system of lighthouses guiding mariners along the hazardous waters of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, often referred to a... More

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Significance: Bodie Island Light Station served as an important aid to navigation in a system of lighthouses guiding mariners along the hazardous waters of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, often referred to a... More

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Significance: Bodie Island Light Station served as an important aid to navigation in a system of lighthouses guiding mariners along the hazardous waters of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, often referred to a... More

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Significance: Bodie Island Light Station served as an important aid to navigation in a system of lighthouses guiding mariners along the hazardous waters of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, often referred to a... More

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Significance: Bodie Island Light Station served as an important aid to navigation in a system of lighthouses guiding mariners along the hazardous waters of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, often referred to a... More

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Significance: Bodie Island Light Station served as an important aid to navigation in a system of lighthouses guiding mariners along the hazardous waters of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, often referred to a... More

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Significance: Bodie Island Light Station served as an important aid to navigation in a system of lighthouses guiding mariners along the hazardous waters of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, often referred to a... More

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Significance: Bodie Island Light Station served as an important aid to navigation in a system of lighthouses guiding mariners along the hazardous waters of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, often referred to a... More

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Significance: Bodie Island Light Station served as an important aid to navigation in a system of lighthouses guiding mariners along the hazardous waters of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, often referred to a... More

Landing Bridge, Spanning Raritan River at Landing Lane, New Brunswick, Middlesex County, NJ

Landing Bridge, Spanning Raritan River at Landing Lane, New Brunswick,...

Significance: Landing Bridge is a representative example of late-nineteenth-century bridge design and construction, featuring Pratt trusses and riveted connections. The bridge was designed by George F. Blakely... More

Landing Bridge, Spanning Raritan River at Landing Lane, New Brunswick, Middlesex County, NJ

Landing Bridge, Spanning Raritan River at Landing Lane, New Brunswick,...

Significance: Landing Bridge is a representative example of late-nineteenth-century bridge design and construction, featuring Pratt trusses and riveted connections. The bridge was designed by George F. Blakely... More

Faro del Puerto de Guanica, Punta Meseta, Guanica, Guanica Municipio, PR

Faro del Puerto de Guanica, Punta Meseta, Guanica, Guanica Municipio, ...

Significance: The Guanica Light is completely vandalized and in ruins, projected against the hills and dry mountains which form the east entrance to Guanica Harbor; one of the most important, busiest, and best ... More

Faro del Puerto de Guanica, Punta Meseta, Guanica, Guanica Municipio, PR

Faro del Puerto de Guanica, Punta Meseta, Guanica, Guanica Municipio, ...

Significance: The Guanica Light is completely vandalized and in ruins, projected against the hills and dry mountains which form the east entrance to Guanica Harbor; one of the most important, busiest, and best ... More

Faro del Puerto de Guanica, Punta Meseta, Guanica, Guanica Municipio, PR

Faro del Puerto de Guanica, Punta Meseta, Guanica, Guanica Municipio, ...

Significance: The Guanica Light is completely vandalized and in ruins, projected against the hills and dry mountains which form the east entrance to Guanica Harbor; one of the most important, busiest, and best ... More

Boon Island Light Tower, Cape Neddick, York County, ME

Boon Island Light Tower, Cape Neddick, York County, ME

Significance: Site has been in continuous use as light station since 1812. Tower is typical mid 19th century lighthouse structure of a kind rapidly becoming obsolete. Survey number: HABS ME-122 Building/stru... More

U.S. Coast Guard Yard, Building No. 38, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

U.S. Coast Guard Yard, Building No. 38, Baltimore, Independent City, M...

Significance: One of the first two storage sheds erected at the YARD in 1920 for the storage of small boats, lumber and supplies. Survey number: HABS MD-1040-C National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number... More

Thames Tow Boat Company, Foot of Farnsworth Street, New London, New London County, CT

Thames Tow Boat Company, Foot of Farnsworth Street, New London, New Lo...

Significance: The Thames Shipyard has been in constant use from the time of its completion in 1903 to the present (as of 1978). Originally constructed to build and repair ocean-going tugs and barges, the yard ... More

Thames Tow Boat Company, Foot of Farnsworth Street, New London, New London County, CT

Thames Tow Boat Company, Foot of Farnsworth Street, New London, New Lo...

Significance: The Thames Shipyard has been in constant use from the time of its completion in 1903 to the present (as of 1978). Originally constructed to build and repair ocean-going tugs and barges, the yard ... More

Thames Tow Boat Company, Foot of Farnsworth Street, New London, New London County, CT

Thames Tow Boat Company, Foot of Farnsworth Street, New London, New Lo...

Significance: The Thames Shipyard has been in constant use from the time of its completion in 1903 to the present (as of 1978). Originally constructed to build and repair ocean-going tugs and barges, the yard ... More

Thames Tow Boat Company, Foot of Farnsworth Street, New London, New London County, CT

Thames Tow Boat Company, Foot of Farnsworth Street, New London, New Lo...

Significance: The Thames Shipyard has been in constant use from the time of its completion in 1903 to the present (as of 1978). Originally constructed to build and repair ocean-going tugs and barges, the yard ... More

Thames Tow Boat Company, Foot of Farnsworth Street, New London, New London County, CT

Thames Tow Boat Company, Foot of Farnsworth Street, New London, New Lo...

Significance: The Thames Shipyard has been in constant use from the time of its completion in 1903 to the present (as of 1978). Originally constructed to build and repair ocean-going tugs and barges, the yard ... More

Thames Tow Boat Company, Foot of Farnsworth Street, New London, New London County, CT

Thames Tow Boat Company, Foot of Farnsworth Street, New London, New Lo...

Significance: The Thames Shipyard has been in constant use from the time of its completion in 1903 to the present (as of 1978). Originally constructed to build and repair ocean-going tugs and barges, the yard ... More

Thames Tow Boat Company, Foot of Farnsworth Street, New London, New London County, CT

Thames Tow Boat Company, Foot of Farnsworth Street, New London, New Lo...

Significance: The Thames Shipyard has been in constant use from the time of its completion in 1903 to the present (as of 1978). Originally constructed to build and repair ocean-going tugs and barges, the yard ... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base, South Broad Street, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base...

See HAER DC-56, U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 133' Class for overview. Significance: WHITE PINE was originally constructed as a yard lighter YF 448 for the U.S. Navy YF 257 class. This class of vessel provide... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base, South Broad Street, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base...

See HAER DC-56, U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 133' Class for overview. Significance: WHITE PINE was originally constructed as a yard lighter YF 448 for the U.S. Navy YF 257 class. This class of vessel provide... More

Mobile Light No. 6639, Mobile Bay, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

Mobile Light No. 6639, Mobile Bay, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

Significance: Constructed entirely of wood and resting on metal piles in the middle of Mobile Bay, the design and materials used for construction of this lighthouse are unusual. / The Mobile, or "Middle Bay," L... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter BRAMBLE, Waterfront at Lincoln Avenue, Port Huron, St. Clair County, MI

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter BRAMBLE, Waterfront at Lincoln Avenue, Port Hu...

Significance: This vessel was built to serve as a 180' U.S. Coast Guard cutter. The federal government purchased or built thirty-nine of these vessels, built in three sub-classes, from 1942-1944. The United S... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter BRAMBLE, Waterfront at Lincoln Avenue, Port Huron, St. Clair County, MI

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter BRAMBLE, Waterfront at Lincoln Avenue, Port Hu...

Significance: This vessel was built to serve as a 180' U.S. Coast Guard cutter. The federal government purchased or built thirty-nine of these vessels, built in three sub-classes, from 1942-1944. The United S... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter BRAMBLE, Waterfront at Lincoln Avenue, Port Huron, St. Clair County, MI

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter BRAMBLE, Waterfront at Lincoln Avenue, Port Hu...

Significance: This vessel was built to serve as a 180' U.S. Coast Guard cutter. The federal government purchased or built thirty-nine of these vessels, built in three sub-classes, from 1942-1944. The United S... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter BRAMBLE, Waterfront at Lincoln Avenue, Port Huron, St. Clair County, MI

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter BRAMBLE, Waterfront at Lincoln Avenue, Port Hu...

Significance: This vessel was built to serve as a 180' U.S. Coast Guard cutter. The federal government purchased or built thirty-nine of these vessels, built in three sub-classes, from 1942-1944. The United S... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter BRAMBLE, Waterfront at Lincoln Avenue, Port Huron, St. Clair County, MI

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter BRAMBLE, Waterfront at Lincoln Avenue, Port Hu...

Significance: This vessel was built to serve as a 180' U.S. Coast Guard cutter. The federal government purchased or built thirty-nine of these vessels, built in three sub-classes, from 1942-1944. The United S... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter FIR, Puget Sound Area, Seattle, King County, WA

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter FIR, Puget Sound Area, Seattle, King County, W...

Photos 1-33 were taken while the FIR was mothballed at the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet in Benicia, California. Significance: Designed a National Historic Landmark for her exceptional national significance, the FIR... More

Faro de Punta Higuero, Punta Higuero, Centro Puntas, Rincon Municipio, PR

Faro de Punta Higuero, Punta Higuero, Centro Puntas, Rincon Municipio,...

Significance: In 1892 the original light was built as a fixed white 6th order station with a 6 mile range light beam. It was a singular piece of design and construction similar to Guanica Light. The most stri... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter TANEY, Pier 5, Pratt Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter TANEY, Pier 5, Pratt Street, Baltimore, Indepe...

Significance: The U.S. Coast Cutter TANEY was commissioned by the United States Coast Guard in 1936 and served the American public for 50 years, including distinguished service during World War II. The TANEY i... More

Cape Arago Lighthouse, Gregory Point, Charleston, Coos County, OR

Cape Arago Lighthouse, Gregory Point, Charleston, Coos County, OR

See also HAER OR-156 for footbridge leading to lighthouse Significance: Completed in 1934, the Cape Arago Lighthouse was the third light constructed at the Cape Arago Light Station that was established in 1866.... More

Sand Key Lighthouse, Sand Key, Key West, Monroe County, FL

Sand Key Lighthouse, Sand Key, Key West, Monroe County, FL

Significance: This is one of the most important lights on the coast of the United States. It was first lighted on July 20, 1853, and is the second oldest of the six iron screw pile light houses which extend fr... More

Sand Key Lighthouse, Sand Key, Key West, Monroe County, FL

Sand Key Lighthouse, Sand Key, Key West, Monroe County, FL

Significance: This is one of the most important lights on the coast of the United States. It was first lighted on July 20, 1853, and is the second oldest of the six iron screw pile light houses which extend fr... More

Superintendent of Lighthouses Dwelling, Punta Puntilla, San Juan, San Juan Municipio, PR

Superintendent of Lighthouses Dwelling, Punta Puntilla, San Juan, San ...

Significance: No conclusive evidence has been found about the construction date of the Lighthouse Superintendent's Dwelling, also known as QS 1 (at the U.S. Coast Guard San Juan Base). The Real Estate Records ... More

Faro de Punta Borinquen, Punta Borinquen, Borinquen, Ponce Municipio, PR

Faro de Punta Borinquen, Punta Borinquen, Borinquen, Ponce Municipio, ...

Significance: The original lighthouse was built in 1889 in position 18* 29' 26" N - 67* 9' 43" W, very close to the sea in a low sandy point. In 1918 Puerto Rico experienced an earthquake which had its epicente... More

Faro de Punta Borinquen, Punta Borinquen, Borinquen, Ponce Municipio, PR

Faro de Punta Borinquen, Punta Borinquen, Borinquen, Ponce Municipio, ...

Significance: The original lighthouse was built in 1889 in position 18* 29' 26" N - 67* 9' 43" W, very close to the sea in a low sandy point. In 1918 Puerto Rico experienced an earthquake which had its epicente... More

Faro de Punta Borinquen, Punta Borinquen, Borinquen, Ponce Municipio, PR

Faro de Punta Borinquen, Punta Borinquen, Borinquen, Ponce Municipio, ...

Significance: The original lighthouse was built in 1889 in position 18* 29' 26" N - 67* 9' 43" W, very close to the sea in a low sandy point. In 1918 Puerto Rico experienced an earthquake which had its epicente... More

Fort Hamilton, Rose Island, Newport, Newport County, RI

Fort Hamilton, Rose Island, Newport, Newport County, RI

Significance: Fort Hamilton contains a mixture of military fortification buildings from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, as well as twentieth century storage facilities and torpedo warhead ar... More

Point Arguello Coast Guard Rescue Station, Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, CA

Point Arguello Coast Guard Rescue Station, Lompoc, Santa Barbara Count...

Drawings delineated by R. Johnson, A. Borgo, 1980 Significance: The U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Station and Lookout Tower at Point Arguello, California, was established on December 17, 1936, and ceased normal opera... More

Point Arguello Coast Guard Rescue Station, Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, CA

Point Arguello Coast Guard Rescue Station, Lompoc, Santa Barbara Count...

Drawings delineated by R. Johnson, A. Borgo, 1980 Significance: The U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Station and Lookout Tower at Point Arguello, California, was established on December 17, 1936, and ceased normal opera... More

Point Arguello Coast Guard Rescue Station, Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, CA

Point Arguello Coast Guard Rescue Station, Lompoc, Santa Barbara Count...

Drawings delineated by R. Johnson, A. Borgo, 1980 Significance: The U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Station and Lookout Tower at Point Arguello, California, was established on December 17, 1936, and ceased normal opera... More

Point Arguello Coast Guard Rescue Station, Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, CA

Point Arguello Coast Guard Rescue Station, Lompoc, Santa Barbara Count...

Drawings delineated by R. Johnson, A. Borgo, 1980 Significance: The U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Station and Lookout Tower at Point Arguello, California, was established on December 17, 1936, and ceased normal opera... More

Point Arguello Coast Guard Rescue Station, Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, CA

Point Arguello Coast Guard Rescue Station, Lompoc, Santa Barbara Count...

Drawings delineated by R. Johnson, A. Borgo, 1980 Significance: The U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Station and Lookout Tower at Point Arguello, California, was established on December 17, 1936, and ceased normal opera... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE SAGE, U.S. Coast Guard 1st District Base, 1 Thames Street, Bristol, Bristol County, RI

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE SAGE, U.S. Coast Guard 1st District Base...

Significance: WHITE SAGE was originally constructed as a yard lighter YF 444 for the U.S. Navy YF 257 class. This class of vessel provided logistical support to naval operations during World War II. Following... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE SAGE, U.S. Coast Guard 1st District Base, 1 Thames Street, Bristol, Bristol County, RI

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE SAGE, U.S. Coast Guard 1st District Base...

Significance: WHITE SAGE was originally constructed as a yard lighter YF 444 for the U.S. Navy YF 257 class. This class of vessel provided logistical support to naval operations during World War II. Following... More

Faro de Punta Tuna, Punta Tuna, Emajagua, Maunabo Municipio, PR

Faro de Punta Tuna, Punta Tuna, Emajagua, Maunabo Municipio, PR

Significance: The Punta Tuna Lighthouse was constructed as a third order lighthouse that showed a white light with a group of two flashes. It served as the most eastern primary light that terminated the Island... More

Faro de Punta Tuna, Punta Tuna, Emajagua, Maunabo Municipio, PR

Faro de Punta Tuna, Punta Tuna, Emajagua, Maunabo Municipio, PR

Significance: The Punta Tuna Lighthouse was constructed as a third order lighthouse that showed a white light with a group of two flashes. It served as the most eastern primary light that terminated the Island... More

Faro de Punta Tuna, Punta Tuna, Emajagua, Maunabo Municipio, PR

Faro de Punta Tuna, Punta Tuna, Emajagua, Maunabo Municipio, PR

Significance: The Punta Tuna Lighthouse was constructed as a third order lighthouse that showed a white light with a group of two flashes. It served as the most eastern primary light that terminated the Island... More

Faro de Punta Tuna, Punta Tuna, Emajagua, Maunabo Municipio, PR

Faro de Punta Tuna, Punta Tuna, Emajagua, Maunabo Municipio, PR

Significance: The Punta Tuna Lighthouse was constructed as a third order lighthouse that showed a white light with a group of two flashes. It served as the most eastern primary light that terminated the Island... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE HOLLY, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base, 4640 Urquhart Street, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE HOLLY, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Bas...

Significance: WHITE HOLLY was originally constructed as a yard lighter YF 341 for the U.S. Navy YF 257 class. This class of vessel provided logistical support to naval operations during World War II. Followin... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE HOLLY, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base, 4640 Urquhart Street, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE HOLLY, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Bas...

Significance: WHITE HOLLY was originally constructed as a yard lighter YF 341 for the U.S. Navy YF 257 class. This class of vessel provided logistical support to naval operations during World War II. Followin... More

Isla de Mona Light, Mona Island, Cabo Rojo, Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR

Isla de Mona Light, Mona Island, Cabo Rojo, Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR

Significance: Mona Island Light is the only existing lighthouse for which two entirely different plans were drawn between 1885-1886. The first plan called for a 2nd class light, 22 miles range light beam, 3 ke... More

Isla de Mona Light, Mona Island, Cabo Rojo, Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR

Isla de Mona Light, Mona Island, Cabo Rojo, Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR

Significance: Mona Island Light is the only existing lighthouse for which two entirely different plans were drawn between 1885-1886. The first plan called for a 2nd class light, 22 miles range light beam, 3 ke... More

Isla de Mona Light, Mona Island, Cabo Rojo, Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR

Isla de Mona Light, Mona Island, Cabo Rojo, Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR

Significance: Mona Island Light is the only existing lighthouse for which two entirely different plans were drawn between 1885-1886. The first plan called for a 2nd class light, 22 miles range light beam, 3 ke... More

Isla de Mona Light, Mona Island, Cabo Rojo, Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR

Isla de Mona Light, Mona Island, Cabo Rojo, Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR

Significance: Mona Island Light is the only existing lighthouse for which two entirely different plans were drawn between 1885-1886. The first plan called for a 2nd class light, 22 miles range light beam, 3 ke... More

Isla de Mona Light, Mona Island, Cabo Rojo, Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR

Isla de Mona Light, Mona Island, Cabo Rojo, Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR

Significance: Mona Island Light is the only existing lighthouse for which two entirely different plans were drawn between 1885-1886. The first plan called for a 2nd class light, 22 miles range light beam, 3 ke... More

Portland Head Light, Portland Head, approximately 1/2 mile East of Shore Road, Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland County, ME

Portland Head Light, Portland Head, approximately 1/2 mile East of Sho...

Site contains fog signal house, fog bells & fog whistle house. Significance: One of only four lighthouses authorized by President Washington, Portland Head Light was the first lighted by the federal government.... More

US Coast Guard Cutter STORIS, Womens Bay, Kodiak, Kodiak Island Borough, AK

US Coast Guard Cutter STORIS, Womens Bay, Kodiak, Kodiak Island Boroug...

See also HAER MI-121 for similar documentation. Includes drawings, photographs, and written data. See also HAER AK-49 for similar documentation. Includes drawings, photographs, and written data. Significance: ... More

US Coast Guard Cutter STORIS, Womens Bay, Kodiak, Kodiak Island Borough, AK

US Coast Guard Cutter STORIS, Womens Bay, Kodiak, Kodiak Island Boroug...

See also HAER MI-121 for similar documentation. Includes drawings, photographs, and written data. See also HAER AK-49 for similar documentation. Includes drawings, photographs, and written data. Significance: ... More

US Coast Guard Cutter STORIS, Womens Bay, Kodiak, Kodiak Island Borough, AK

US Coast Guard Cutter STORIS, Womens Bay, Kodiak, Kodiak Island Boroug...

See also HAER MI-121 for similar documentation. Includes drawings, photographs, and written data. See also HAER AK-49 for similar documentation. Includes drawings, photographs, and written data. Significance: ... More

US Coast Guard Cutter STORIS, Womens Bay, Kodiak, Kodiak Island Borough, AK

US Coast Guard Cutter STORIS, Womens Bay, Kodiak, Kodiak Island Boroug...

See also HAER MI-121 for similar documentation. Includes drawings, photographs, and written data. See also HAER AK-49 for similar documentation. Includes drawings, photographs, and written data. Significance: ... More

Minneapolis, Minnesota. Sister Kenny conducting a class for doctors and nurses at the Elizabeth Kenny Institute. The two men in uniform are medical officers of the United States Coast Guard who came to the institute to see a patient and stay for the class

Minneapolis, Minnesota. Sister Kenny conducting a class for doctors an...

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Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Significance: Lightship 116 is one of the last extant lightships in the United States and has had few modifications during its service. Four generations of lightships were in use in the United States from 1820 ... More

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Significance: Lightship 116 is one of the last extant lightships in the United States and has had few modifications during its service. Four generations of lightships were in use in the United States from 1820 ... More

U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 133' Class, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 133' Class, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarte...

Significance: Following World War II, the U.S. Coast Guard sought additional vessels for its depleted fleet. Lacking an appropriation to construct tenders to its own specifications, the Coast Guard acquired ei... More

U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 133' Class, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 133' Class, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarte...

Significance: Following World War II, the U.S. Coast Guard sought additional vessels for its depleted fleet. Lacking an appropriation to construct tenders to its own specifications, the Coast Guard acquired ei... More

U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 133' Class, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 133' Class, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarte...

Significance: Following World War II, the U.S. Coast Guard sought additional vessels for its depleted fleet. Lacking an appropriation to construct tenders to its own specifications, the Coast Guard acquired ei... More

U.S. Coast Guard Yard, Building No. 58, Billard Avenue, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

U.S. Coast Guard Yard, Building No. 58, Billard Avenue, Baltimore, Ind...

Significance: Influenced by early 20th-century international industrial building design, Building 58 is an example of the multiple-use structures erected at the U.S. Coast Guard Yard during World War II to acco... More

M/V Husky II, Seldovia Harbor, Seldovia, Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK

M/V Husky II, Seldovia Harbor, Seldovia, Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK

Significance: USS LCI(L)-653 was one of over 900 large infantry landing craft built in the United States during World War II. The U.S. Navy designed these ocean-going troop transports at the instigation of the... More

Portland Breakwater Lighthouse, Northeast end of Portland Breakwater, Portland Harbor, South Portland, Cumberland County, ME

Portland Breakwater Lighthouse, Northeast end of Portland Breakwater, ...

Significance: This Greek Revival structure was first built in 1855 and rebuilt in 1875. It is constructed of cast-iron plate, its bolted joined covered by cast-iron Corinthian columns, cornices, and cresting. T... More

Cape Arago Light Station Footbridge, Gregory Point, Charleston, Coos County, OR

Cape Arago Light Station Footbridge, Gregory Point, Charleston, Coos C...

See also HABS OR-189 for documentation on the Cape Arago Lighthouse Significance: Completed in 1938, the Cape Arago footbridge was the third "high" bridge constructed at the Cape Arago Light Station that was es... More

Kodiak Naval Operating Base, Aircraft Storehouse, U.S. Coast Guard Station, Albatross Avenue near Cape Spencer Street, Kodiak, Kodiak Island Borough, AK

Kodiak Naval Operating Base, Aircraft Storehouse, U.S. Coast Guard Sta...

Significance: This building is one of the three major support buildings erected to serve the U.S. Naval Operating Base in World War II; this building retains much of its integrity and contributes to the general... More

Kodiak Naval Operating Base, Boat House, U.S. Coast Guard Station, across the taxiway from Building No. 25 on Nyman Peninsula, Kodiak, Kodiak Island Borough, AK

Kodiak Naval Operating Base, Boat House, U.S. Coast Guard Station, acr...

Significance: When constructed in 1942, this building was designed and used as the torpedo shop. By 1958 the structure had been converted to the Exchange Auto Repair building. This structure is an early permane... More

Fort Hamilton, Bomb-Proof Barracks, Rose Island, Newport, Newport County, RI

Fort Hamilton, Bomb-Proof Barracks, Rose Island, Newport, Newport Coun...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N926 Survey number: HAER RI-58-A Building/structure dates: 1798-1800 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 01001158

U.S. Coast Guard Yard, Building No. 8, Corner of Billard & Shoemaker Avenues, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

U.S. Coast Guard Yard, Building No. 8, Corner of Billard & Shoemaker A...

Significance: Erected at the U.S. Coast Guard Yard during World War II to accommodate the needs of heavy industry, Building 8 is an example of a multiple-use structure influenced by early 20th-century internati... More

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Significance: Bodie Island Light Station served as an important aid to navigation in a system of lighthouses guiding mariners along the hazardous waters of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, often referred to a... More

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Significance: Bodie Island Light Station served as an important aid to navigation in a system of lighthouses guiding mariners along the hazardous waters of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, often referred to a... More

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Significance: Bodie Island Light Station served as an important aid to navigation in a system of lighthouses guiding mariners along the hazardous waters of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, often referred to a... More

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Significance: Bodie Island Light Station served as an important aid to navigation in a system of lighthouses guiding mariners along the hazardous waters of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, often referred to a... More

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Significance: Bodie Island Light Station served as an important aid to navigation in a system of lighthouses guiding mariners along the hazardous waters of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, often referred to a... More

Vermilion Life Saving Station, Shore of Lake Superior, 10 miles west of Whitefish Point, Paradise, Chippewa County, MI

Vermilion Life Saving Station, Shore of Lake Superior, 10 miles west o...

Significance: The original 1876 Vermilion Life Saving Station building stands as the last remaining example (with some additions) of the 1876 Lake Superior-type station designed by U.S. Life-Saving Service arch... More

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