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U.S. Coast Guard Cape Cod Canal Station, Station House, Off Coast Guard Road, about 1 mile north of U.S. R, Sandwich, Barnstable County, MA
Locationabout 1 mile north of U.S. R,
Sandwich, MA
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS MA-1266-A
Significance: The station house was constructed as an updated office and residential (berthing) facility for the U.S. Coast Guard Cape Cod Canal Station following the demolition of the original facility at a site nearby with the widening of the Cape Cod Canal in 1936. The new facility provided space for the central administrative and social support functions of the station following a standard Colonial Revival-styled module employed elsewhere by the Coast Guard for similar facilities during the period. At least one other identical station has been located (Montauk, Long Island, New York). Similar-styled station houses exist in the region, including station houses at Block Island (New Harbor) and Point Judity, RI. and were built under federal New Deal WPA/PWS initiatives during the 1935-37 period. These buildings collectively represent the early 20th century function of the Coast Guard's lifesaving stations along the New England coast.
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
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