Life-Saving Station in Amagansett added to Register of Historic Places
The Life-Saving Station is seen in Amagansett shortly after it was built in 1902. Credit: East Hampton Historical Society
The Amagansett Life-Saving Station, built in 1902 and used by the U.S. Lifesaving Service to rescue passengers from shipwrecks, has been added to the state Register of Historic Places, Assemb. Fred Thiele Jr. (I-Sag Harbor) announced last month.
The Atlantic Avenue building was recently restored and opened last year as a museum to showcase the history of the U.S. Lifesaving Service, a precursor to the U.S. Coast Guard.
The station was decommissioned in 1946 and was vacant until 1966, when town resident Joel Carmichael purchased it, trucked it up the road and made it his personal residence. After Carmichael died in 2006, his family gave the station to East Hampton Town at a cost of $1. It was relocated to its original spot the next year.
The structure has also been nominated to the National Register of Historic Places, a designation that, if received, will make it eligible for various grants and services.
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