To visit the Creeds Hill Life-Saving Station, take Hwy. 12 south from Nags Head to the entrance to the Cape Hatteras lighthouse in Buxton. From there, continue to travel another 7.6 miles south along Hwy. 12 and the station will be located on the beach side of the road. The station buildings will be located next to a public beach access, and are the last buildings on the beach side of the road as you leave the village of Frisco. The buildings are on private property so please be respectful when visiting.
In 1876, construction was completed on the 1876-Type Creeds Hill life-saving station. Located four miles southwest of the Cape Hatteras station, the surfmen of the Creeds Hill station were responsible for the coastline between the Cape Hatteras station and the Durants station.
In 1918, the station was expanded with the construction of a Chatham-Type station building. While the Chatham-Type station building took over as the housing for the surfmen, the 1876-Type building continued to be used primarily for equipment storage. Both station buildings remained in use until the Coast Guard no longer needed them.
Today, the 1876-Type station building no longer exists. The 1918 Chatham-Type station building has been moved to the village of Frisco and is now used as a private residence. The building is not currently occupied due to extensive water damage to the interior of the building caused by Hurricane Isabel in September of 2003.
The 1918-Type Creeds Hill Life-Saving Station
Photo taken October 16, 2004
Photo taken October 16, 2004
Photo taken October 16, 2004
This is an out building located behind the main station building.
Some of the damage from Isabel is still visible on the building.
This is the entrance to the main station building. I was disappointed to find that the building was no longer marked as a Coast Guard station building as most other stations along the Outer Banks are.
