In 1901, the U.S. Weather Bureau built a wood-frame building in Hatteras, positioned on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Its location was farther into the ocean environment than any other location on the Atlantic coast at the time, providing data on conditions in the Atlantic Ocean from a fixed point.
The building served as a weather station from 1902 to 1946. In 1946, it was converted to living quarters for Weather Bureau personnel. The property was turned over to the U.S. Coast Guard in 1952, which used the building until 1958.
In 1958, the building was transferred to the National Park Service for use by Cape Hatteras National Seashore. From 1958 to 1976, it served as a research station, first for Duke University and later for North Carolina State University, where it was used for investigations concerning marine invertebrates.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Today, it stands as a reminder of a time when structures were built in the path of the Atlantic to gather weather data.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Kyle McLonely
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