Cape Lookout Village Historic District, Maritime heritage district in Carteret County, United States.
Cape Lookout Village Historic District lies near Core Banks in Carteret County, North Carolina, within Cape Lookout National Seashore. It comprises 20 contributing buildings, one contributing site and six contributing structures, including the Cape Lookout Lighthouse Station and the Cape Lookout Coast Guard Station. Notable buildings are the 1888 Life Saving Station and Boathouse, the 1907 Keeper's Quarters, the Luther Guthrie House, the Gaskill-Guthrie House, the Seifert-Davis House (Coca-Cola House), the Baker-Holderness House (Casablanca, c. 1930), the Bryant House and the Carrie Arendell Davis House.
The settlement began in 1887 as a coastal community for maritime workers and their families. Activity as a residential area ended in 1960, though the lighthouse station and other maritime buildings remained standing.
The district's houses carry names still used locally, such as the Seifert-Davis House, known as the Coca-Cola House, and the Baker-Holderness House, called Casablanca and built around 1930. The Carrie Arendell Davis House and the Luther and Gaskill-Guthrie houses stand among the residences, while the 1888 Life Saving Station and its boathouse and the 1907 Keeper's Quarters represent the government side of the village.
The district lies on Core Banks within Cape Lookout National Seashore and is reached by passenger ferry from Harkers Island or Beaufort. On the island, walking is the main way to move between the lighthouse station, the Coast Guard station and the village houses; the long dock serves as the landing point.
The Jetty Workers House II from 1915 is the last standing home of workers who built the jetty at Cape Lookout Bight. This building tells the story of a workforce that no longer exists in this location.
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