Cape Lookout Village Historic District is a national
historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains historic building, older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal p ...
located near
Core Banks
The Core Banks are barrier islands in North Carolina, part of the Cape Lookout National Seashore. Named after the Coree tribe, they extend from Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout, and consist of two low-relief narrow islands, North Core Banks a ...
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. It encompasses 20 contributing buildings 1 contributing site, and 6 contributing structures in Cape Lookout Village. The buildings include notable examples of
Queen Anne and
Bungalow
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American Craftsman
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style architecture. The district includes two government complexes: the
Cape Lookout Lighthouse Station and the
Cape Lookout Coast Guard Station. In addition, 14 buildings, a long dock, and the circulation network, as well as the landscape in which these lie, compose the district. The buildings include the Life Saving Station (1888) and Boathouse, the Keeper's Quarters (1907), Luther Guthrie House, Gaskill-Guthrie House, Seifert-Davis House (Coca-Cola House), Baker-Holderness House (Casablanca, c. 1930), the Bryant House, and the Carrie Arendell Davis House.
It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 2000.
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References
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
Queen Anne architecture in North Carolina
Buildings and structures in Carteret County, North Carolina
National Register of Historic Places in Carteret County, North Carolina
Ghost towns in North Carolina
Populated places on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
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