United States Coast Guard Rescue Station at Point Arguello drawings, 1937-1952

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Title:: United States Coast Guard Rescue Station at Point Arguello (Lompoc, Calif.) drawings
Dates:: 1937-1952
Creators:: United States. Coast Guard.
Containers:: Drawer: 545
Extent:: 3.0 Linear feet (1 flat file folder)
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Preferred citation:: United States Coast Guard Rescue Station at Point Arguello (Lompoc, Calif.) drawings, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.

Scope and content:: The United States Coast Guard Rescue Station at Point Arguello drawings span 3 linear feet and date from 1937 to 1952. The collection consists of 20 architectural drawings in the form of reprographic copies. Drawings include: site plans, boat house plan, details, sections, plan for marine railway, plan of a garage building, floor plan of administration building and barracks, and plan of proposed watch room additions. No architect is listed on the plans.
Biographical / historical:: The United States Coast Guard rescue station and lookout tower at Point Arguello, California was established on December 17, 1936 and ceased normal operation in December 31, 1941. The site on which the station was built was purchased by the Coast Guard in July 22, 1935 and remained under their jurisdiction until February 10, 1958, when it was transferred to the United States Navy. Between the years 1936 and 1941 the following structures were built on the site: administration buildings, barracks, a garage, a small water treatment facility, a flag tower, a lookout tower, a granite rock breakwater, a dock, marine railway, and a boathouse.
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid prepared by Jillian O'Connor and Chris Marino
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2013-01-10T11:23-0800

Access and use

Restrictions:: Partially processed collection, open for use by qualified researchers.

Preferred citation:: United States Coast Guard Rescue Station at Point Arguello (Lompoc, Calif.) drawings, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:: UC Santa Barbara, Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design and Architecture Museum

University of California, Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA 93106-7130, US