Abandoned Coast Guard ESMT Manasquan, New Jersey

While I was driving through Manasquan, NJ last week before all of the Bennies start coming down for the Summer and ruin it for those of us who actually live in Monmouth County, I came across this old U.S. Coast Guard Station.
Established in 1902, the Squan Beach Life Saving Station is located about 1000 feet from the Atlantic Ocean in Manasquan. This Duluth-style facility served to house volunteers and equipment used to save victims of shipwrecks off the Manasquan area coast. In the 1930's the station became part of the U.S. Coast Guard and served as the Manasquan Coast Guard Station until 1996 when it was decommissioned and later sold July 26, 2000, to the borough for $1.00.

The township has obtained funding from the Garden State Historic Preservation Trust to help preserve and restore this historic site.

The shore environment can be hard on a building--especially one as old as this structure. It will require quite a bit of work to restore the wood and internal structure of this building.