Damariscove Lifesaving Station
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Damariscove Lifesaving Station | |
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| Nearest city | Boothbay, Maine |
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| Coordinates | 43°45′17″N 69°36′58″W / 43.75472°N 69.61611°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1897 |
| Architect | Mendelheff, Victor |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000924[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 25, 1987 |
The Damariscove Lifesaving Station is a historic coastal maritime rescue facility, located on Damariscove Island in Boothbay, Maine. The station was built in 1897, and is one of the more architecturally distinguished of the surviving stations. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 25, 1987.[1] It is now privately owned.
Damariscove Island is the southernmost of a chain of islands extending south from the Maine coast, defining the eastern side of Boothbay Harbor. It is roughly in the shape of an inverted Y, with a narrow channel between the legs of the Y. The Damariscove Lifesaving Station is located facing this channel on the western leg. It is an asymmetrically massed 1-1/2 story wood frame structure, its sections covered by hip roofs, with an octagonal observation tower at the southeast corner. The boathouse portion of the station extends east from the main block, with the bay doors facing north.[2]
