The Old Harbor Life-saving Station is a historic structure located at the end of Race Point Road in Provincetown. Built in 1897, it was originally located at Nauset Beach near the entrance to Chatham Harbor in Chatham, MA. Operated by the U.S. Coast Guard starting in 1915, it was decommissioned in 1944.

When the building was threatened by erosion, it was purchased by the National Park Service in 1973 and moved by barge from Chatham to its current location in Provincetown in 1977. Old Harbor Life-saving Station is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. During the summer, life-saving re-enactments in the style of the early 20th century are conducted.

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