Seer's Eye Journal
The Art and Imagery of Robert K. Foster
Thu, Jul 19, 2007
Thursday, July 19, 2007 Coast Guard Station, Eastham, MassachusettsComment BelowHistoric Location • Seascape • Media: PhotographI find that I keep returning to these photos I took on Cape Cod in December 2006. This one is of what used to be a Coast Guard station that is near Nauset Light in Eastham, Mass. It is now part of Cape Cod National Seashore and the building can be booked for use by groups up to 35 individuals as an educational facility. More information can be found at http://www.nps.gov/archive/caco/education/need.html
Here’s a quote from the information on the above web page:
On the day I was there taking this photograph I was reminded of the harsh weather here at the seashore. This building faces due east across the full expanse of the Atlantic ocean. Any weather and waves coming off the Atlantic heading west hits this shoreline with full force. Yet the building presents an old world certainty of itself that seems quite strong and able in the face of the harsh environment around it.
And of course anyone who has lived near the ocean has probably wished, on at least one occasion, that they had a widow’s walk cupola on their roof like the one on this building where they could sit in all kinds of weather and watch the stars, or maybe other sorts of “observation”. One gets the sense from this building that it had the last century equivalent of a flight controller’s tower on its roof.
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Comments:Nelle commented: In the 1960’s, I was privileged enough to stay at this building while it was known as the “Old Nauset Beach Coast Guard Station” (before it had to be moved to Eastham), for two weeks of every year for 3 years. This Coast Guard station house was at that time privately owned. With the Chatham Bay and its terrific fish pier on one side and the Atlantic together with the broad expanse of Nauset Beach sands and dunes on the other: the old station was a charming place in all its glory of the unpainted weathered cedar shingle siding. During one of our visits, there occurred a strong tropical storm (which may have been hurricane-level winds). We gathered in the widow’s watch tower and were able to view the fury of the storm from all four directions.... Spectacular! I shall never forget the wonderful times I had there. Thank you for posting your lovely photo of the “old station” as it stands today; viewing your fine photo brought back many joyous memories for me. Posted by Nelle on Aug 01, 2007 at 01:41 PM
Bob Foster (Michigan, USA) commented: Nelle,
Thanks for the comment on the photograph. Strange how the Internet brings people together out of the blue. I found a bug in the web page code that was displaying your comment as if written by me but it is now fixed.
I was not aware that this building had been moved to its current location. I thought it had always been here. At least it looks like it has always been here. Posted by Bob Foster on Aug 02, 2007 at 04:22 PM
CapeLinks Cape Cod (Cape Cod, MA) commented: Very nice photo. I was also unaware that the building had been moved from Nauset. They don’t build them like that anymore. Posted by CapeLinks Cape Cod on Sep 02, 2008 at 07:25 PM
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