Built 1901 (1901) Opened 1901 Added to NRHP 17 February 1978 | NRHP Reference # 78000268 Area 1,600 m² | |
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Location Off NC 12, Hatteras, North Carolina Similar Graveyard of the Atlantic M, Chicamacomico Life‑Saving Station, Frisco Native American, Cape Hatteras Light, Fort Raleigh National | ||
Video featurette hatteras weather bureau station
The Hatteras Weather Bureau Station is a wood-frame building in Hatteras, North Carolina built in 1901 for what was then called the U.S. Weather Bureau. The then-remote location on the Outer Banks of North Carolina provided data on conditions in the Atlantic Ocean from a fixed location that was farther into the ocean environment than any on the Atlantic coast. The building served as a weather station from 1902 to 1946, when it was converted to living quarters for Weather Bureau personnel. In 1952 the property was turned over to the U.S. Coast Guard, which used it until 1958, when it was transferred to the National Park Service for use by Cape Hatteras National Seashore. From 1958 to 1976 the building was used as a research station, first by Duke University and later by North Carolina State University for investigations concerning marine invertebrates.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.