National Register of Historic Places

US Coast Guard Station-St. Simons Island

St. Simons Island, Glynn County, Georgia
Listed
March 31, 1998
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
98000297

About this property

East Beach Station (or US Coast Guard Station-St. Simons Island or Historic Coast Guard Station) is a station of the U.S. Coast Guard in St. Simons, Georgia, United States, located at 4201 1st Street. It was built in 1936 as a part of the Works Progress Administration initiated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The Coast Guard Station played a part in World War II when it helped save the crew of two merchant ships, the SS Oklahoma and the Esso Baton Rouge, both tankers. These two ships were torpedoed by a German submarine U-123 on April 8, 1942. The station is one of the forty-five originally built under President Roosevelt, and is one of the few that have survived to this day. East Beach Station is now operated by the Coastal Georgia Historical Society as the World War II Home Front Museum: Coastal Georgia at War, which brings to life Coastal Georgia's contributions during World War II through the eyes of residents of small communities like Brunswick and St. Simons, in Glynn County. The Coastal Georgia Historical Society also operates the St. Simons Island Lighthouse and adjacent A. W. Jones Heritage Center on St. Simons Island. The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

Location

4201 First St.
St. Simons Island, Glynn County, Georgia
31.14526, -81.37118

Categories

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When was US Coast Guard Station-St. Simons Island listed on the National Register?

US Coast Guard Station-St. Simons Island was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 31, 1998.

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US Coast Guard Station-St. Simons Island is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for US Coast Guard Station-St. Simons Island is recorded as the industrial era.

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