Cape Lookout Village Historic District

Cape Lookout Village is a small cluster of lighthouse, life-saving, Coast Guard, fishing and vacation buildings on the southern tip of Core Banks, North Carolina, now within Cape Lookout National Seashore and accessible only by boat. The district spans about 300 acres and has 27 contributing resources. Its oldest element is the 1859 brick lighthouse, joined by a 1873 keeper's quarters, an 1888 Life Saving Station and boathouse, a 1907 keeper's quarters and a 1916-1917 Coast Guard station. Four traditional engaged-porch houses survive from a village that once had thirty-some homes, along with early vacation cottages such as the 1920s Seifert-Davis House and the circa 1930 Casablanca. Ruins of World War II harbor defenses for Beaufort Inlet also remain. The district was recognized for its role in maritime and social history and for architecture that reflects the shift from fishing village to summer resort, in a setting where traditional Outer Banks settlements are rare.