Cape Hatteras Light Station
Built 1870. Added to the National Register in 1978, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Historic district |
| Address | SE of Buxton off NC 12 in Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Buxton, NC |
| County | Dare County |
| Listed | Mar 29, 1978 |
| Listed for | Engineering, Commerce, Social history, Transportation |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | Museum of the Sea; Cape Hatteras Lighthouse |
| Reference number | 78000266 |
| Built | 1870 · more from the 1870s |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, Historic Civil Engineering Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | SE of Buxton off NC 12 in Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Buxton, NC |
| Coordinates | 35.2506° N, 75.5288° W · Directions ↗ |
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Questions people ask
When was Cape Hatteras Light Station listed on the National Register?
Mar 29, 1978. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was Cape Hatteras Light Station built?
1870.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Cape Hatteras Light Station?
SE of Buxton off NC 12 in Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Buxton, Dare County, North Carolina.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Cape Hatteras Light Station?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 78000266. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.