{"nrhp_refnum":"79000477","name":"Humboldt Bay Life-Saving Station","other_names":["United States Coast Guard Station Humbolt Bay"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"S of Samoa on Samoa Rd","address_restricted":false,"city":"Samoa","county":"Humboldt County","state":"CA","lat":40.767931858000054,"lon":-124.21938522224173,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-10-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A U.S. Coast Guard station on the north spit of the Samoa Peninsula at Humboldt Bay, Humboldt County, California, built in 1936 to replace an 1878 Life-Saving Station. The nominated site covers about 46.5 acres.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the 1936 station is the only building of its kind in the region, with an eastern seacoast style that has been well preserved. It also cites military association, since life-saving services were part of the armed forces, and humanitarian service protecting life and property along Humboldt's coast since 1878. Crews took part in major rescues, including the steamer Corona (1907), submarine H-3 (1916) and U.S.S. Milwaukee (1917).","narrative":"The Coast Guard station on the north spit of Humboldt Bay's Samoa Peninsula occupies a 46.5-acre site among sand dunes. The main building dates to 1936 and replaced an 1878 Life-Saving Station. It combines two New England-style, four-over-four houses with front columned porches and ship's wheel balustrades, joined by a long central section that holds equipment and boats hauled up the marine ways. A glass-enclosed lookout sits on top, and the walls are white-painted wood shingle with green shutters. Fred J. Maurer and Son served as contractors. The nomination describes it as the only building of its kind in the region and notes only minor alterations since 1939. The site is also tied to a long record of rescues in dangerous waters at the bay entrance, including the steamer Corona in 1907, the submarine H-3 in 1916 and the U.S.S. Milwaukee in 1917. Life-saving crews also patrolled beaches during the Second World War.","period_of_significance":"1878 and 1936 (specific dates given; 1800-1899 and 1900- periods)","architect_builder":"Fred J. Maurer and Son, Contractors","architectural_style":"New England large or four-over-four type houses joined by a central section; eastern seacoast style","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Condition rated good; building appearance, including the marine ways, largely maintained as it was about forty years earlier. Site in use by the Coast Guard.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:32.102506-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/79000477.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79000477/252ba76651-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79000477/252ba76651-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Ellin Beltz","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Humboldt_Bay_Life-Saving_Station.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Ellin Beltz</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Humboldt_Bay_Life-Saving_Station.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123858762","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humboldt_Bay_Life-Saving_Station","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5940254"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/humboldt-county/humboldt-bay-life-saving-station-79000477/"}