![]() He took meticulous care with every detail because he intended his house to sit on the dune solid as a good ship. The house was designed by Henry Beston in 1925. The book describes life on the outer beach during all four seasons. The first headquarters of the Cape Cod National Seashore opened in this building in 1961.Ībout two miles south, on the outer beach, stood the cottage where author Henry Beston lived while gathering the material for his book, The Outermost House, published in 1928. The present building was in service as a Coast Guard Station until 1958. The old station remained in service until 1937, when it was replaced by the present structure. Shoreline erosion compelled the construction of a new station. ![]() It was located about 350 yards southeast of the present building. One of the original nine stations was constructed at Nauset. The construction and manning of nine stations on the "backside" of Cape Cod was provided for in the Federal budget of 1871. The continued frequent loss of life along the nation's shores led Congress, in 1871-1872, to reorganize the Life Saving Service, a place it on a full-time professional basis. The stations in Massachusetts continued to be administered by the Massachusetts Humane Society, but the federal government subsidized its operation. ![]() From 1848 until 1872, Congress provided the money to build more stations along the eastern seaboard and the Great Lakes. ![]() In 1848, the Congress appropriated funds for the first time to construct, equip and maintain similar stations in New Jersey. The Humane Society established shelter huts along the coast later, it built lifeboat stations where surfboats, line-throwing guns, and other lifesaving gear were stored for the use of volunteer crews in times of emergency. The high cost in lives and property demanded by the sands of Cape Cod, led to the establishment of the Massachusetts Humane Society in 1786, the first organization in the nation devoted to the rescue and assistance of shipwrecked mariners. The outer beach, or "backside," of Cape Cod has been the notorious graveyard for more than 3,000 ships since the wreck of the Sparrowhawk in 1626. ![]()
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