Historic Furnishings Report: Principal Keeper's Quarters, Cape Hatteras Light Station, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina.

摘要

Authorized by Congress in 1937, Cape Hatteras National Seashore occupies most of an 80-mile stretch of North Carolina's Outer Banks, including Bodie, Pea, Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. Although primarily a recreational area, with visitation in the neighborhood of 2 million people a year, many visitors take in its cultural attractions as well. Prominent among these is the famed Cape Hatteras Light, near the south end of Hatteras Island. Although the lighthouse is not open to visitors, there is a visitor center and small museum close by, in the restored 1854 Assistant Keepers' Quarters; beside this stands the Principal Keeper's Quarters, erected in 1870, the subject of the report. The 1984 'General Management Plan...' for Cape Hatteras National Seashore and the 1988 'Interpretive Prospectus' both recommend partial refurnishing of the structure to enhance interpretation of the lighthouse area.