Bodie Island Life-Saving Station

2005·9 MB·English

by  Oppermann, Joseph

National Park Service
U.S. Departmentofthe Interior
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
North Carolina
Bodie Island Light Station
Double Keepers Quarters
Historic Structure Report
Cultural Resources
Southeast Region
Digitized by the Internet Archive
in 2012 with funding from
LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation
http://archive.org/details/bodieislandlifesOOoppe
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Bodie Island Light Station
Double Keepers Quarters
Historic Structure Report
2009
for
Cultural Resources Division
SoutheastRegion,National Park Service
by
Joseph K. Oppermann -Architect, P.A.
NC
Winston-Salem,
The historic structure reportpresented here exists in
two formats.Atraditional,printedversion isavailable
forstudyatthepark,the Southeastern Regional
Office ofthe NPS (SERO),andatavarietyofother
repositories. Formorewidespreadaccess,the historic
structure reportalso exists inaweb-basedformat
through ParkNet,thewebsiteofthe National Park
Service. Pleasevisitwww.nps.govformore
CulturalResources
information.
SoutheastRegion
NationalParkService
100AlabamaSt. SW
Atlanta, GA30303
[phone]
2009
HistoricStructureReport
Bodie Island LightStation
Double KeepersQuarters
HistoricStructureReport
LCS#:007244
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Double Keepers Quarters
Historic Structure Report
2009
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TableofContents
Table of Contents
Management Summary
ProjectTeam 1
ExecutiveSummary. 3
Administrative Data 5
PartI - DevelopmentalHistory
A. Historical Background and Context 7
ForcesofNature 7
The GraveyardoftheAtlantic 8
What'sinaName? 8
America's Lighthouse Program 9
Establishmentofthe U. S. Lighthouse Board (1852-1910) 10
TheU. S. LighthouseService (1910-1939) 10
From Lighthouse Serviceto CoastGuard 11
SendingoutaLight 11
ALightatBodie Island 13
TheCivilWar 14
CrossingtheInlet 14
The Life ofaKeeper 15
EverCleaning 16
More thanaLighthouse 16
Supplies andDemands 18
The HardshipsofProximity& Isolation:AppointmentsandTransfers 20
The LastKeeperandthe LongestService 21
B. ChronologyofDevelopmentandUse 23
Post-warRecovery. 23
Plansof1872 25
1900:ABusyYear 28
(Unfulfilled) HopesforaPrincipal Keeper's House 29
AVisitfromtheNational Geographic 30
1939:The CoastGuard 31
1953:The ParkServiceTakes Over 32
Plansof1954 33
Afterthe 1950s 36
1990-1992 Work 36
Outbuildings 40
Timeline 45
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C. Physical Description 51
General Description 51
Construction Characteristics 54
Structural Systems 54
UtilitySystems 56
Exterior Features 57
Interior Features 61
Description By Room 64
&
Outbuilding OtherAncillaryStructures 86
Cisterns 86
Mechanical System Enclosure 86
Concrete Slab Foundation - Wood Shed 86
The Storage Shed 87
The Public Restroom Building 89
Character-DefiningFeatures 89
SummaryofConditions & Code Compliance Issues 90
&
Part II -Treatment Use
A. UltimateTreatment& Use 93
B. RequirementsforTreatment 95
C. Alternatives forTreatment 97
D. Recommendations 99
Bibliography. 101
Appendices
Documentation Drawings -TheQuarters ByHistoric Period
1872 FirstFloorPlan A-l
1872 Second FloorPlan A-2
1945 FirstFloorPlan A-3
1945 Second FloorPlan A-4
1954 First FloorPlan A-5
1954 Second FloorPlan A-6
1989 First FloorPlan A-7
1989Second FloorPlan A-8
Documentation Drawings -TheQuartersAs Found
FirstFloorPlan B-2
Second FloorPlan B-2
Elevationsand Sections: InteriorDoor - Original B-3
Elevationsand Sections: InteriorDoor - 1992 B-4
Elevationsand Sections: ExteriorDoor- Original B-5
Elevationsand Sections: Wall Baseboard B-6
Elevationsand Sections: Interior DoorCasing B-7
Elevationsand Sections: WindowApron - FirstFloor B-8
Elevationsand Sections: WindowApron - Second Floor B-9
Elevationsand Sections: Window Casing -Typical B-10
Elevations and Sections: Staircase Balustradeand Handrail B-l1
Details:Trim atWall BelowStairand StairUndercarriage B-12
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C. Documentation Drawings - OutbuildingsAs Found
FloorPlan:The Garage C-l
Floor Plan:The Wood Shed C-2
D. HABS Documentation (2002)
Indexto Photographs D-l
Keyto Photographs D-5
Selected PhotosShowingDouble Keepers' Quarters & Outbuildings D-7
SelectedDrawings ShowingDouble Keepers' Quarters & Outbuildings D-33
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