National Historic Landmark · lifeboat station · Sleeping Bear Dunes National Seashor, Michigan

North Manitou Island Lifesaving Station

United States historic place in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Seashor, Michigan. Added to the National Register in 1998, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkListed 1998Queen Anne style architecture in the United States6 contributing buildings
Buildings on North Manitou IslandNorth Manitou Island Lifesaving Station - MichiganNorth Manitou Life Saving Station 01US Lifesaving Station North Manitou Island Boathouse
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · North Manitou Island Lifesaving Station

North Manitou Island Lifesaving Station, also known as North Manitou Coast Guard Station, is a complex of buildings located on North Manitou Island, which is part of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan, in the U.S. The complex was constructed as a life-saving station. It is the only remaining station which was in use during all three periods of lifesaving service history, from the early volunteer period through operation by the United States Life-Saving Service and the United States Coast Guard. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1998.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeHistoric district
AddressEast Coast, North Manitou Island, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Seashor, MI
CountyLeelanau County
ListedAug 5, 1998
Reference number98001191
Type of placelifeboat station
StyleQueen Anne style architecture in the United States
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources6 buildings, 5 structures, 1 sites

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

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AddressEast Coast, North Manitou Island, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Seashor, MI
Coordinates45.12114, -85.97760 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitSleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore · 14 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyVillage Campground - North Manitou Island 0 mi · Popple Campground - South Manitou Island 9 mi · South Manitou Group Campground 9 mi
A district listing covers the streets, not the doors. Walk it freely; the buildings inside are as private as they ever were.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 98001191. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.