. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. BOOK MARKET. (1995) and The Nature of North Carolina's Southern Coast (1991), both from UNC Press. • Outer Banks Architecture: An Anthology of Outposts, Lodges, and Cottages, by Mirimar McNaughton, John F. Blair, Publisher, Wintson-Salem NC pages. Paperback, $, ISBN 0-89587-192-0. To give readers a sense of people and place, Miramar McNaughton presents the history of the Outer Banks through its architecture. The author shows that necessity influences form, and structures support lifestyles.
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. BOOK MARKET. (1995) and The Nature of North Carolina's Southern Coast (1991), both from UNC Press. • Outer Banks Architecture: An Anthology of Outposts, Lodges, and Cottages, by Mirimar McNaughton, John F. Blair, Publisher, Wintson-Salem NC pages. Paperback, $, ISBN 0-89587-192-0. To give readers a sense of people and place, Miramar McNaughton presents the history of the Outer Banks through its architecture. The author shows that necessity influences form, and structures support lifestyles. The book highlights structures that have been preserved or restored and remain visible to the public — ranging from simple to lavish and representing a variety of native architectural styles. The lively narrative is full of "behind the scenes" insight that is often humorous and always interesting. "Using this book as a guide, it is possible for newcomers and old-timers to peel away the excessive commercial and residential development evident on the Outer Banks today and rediscover the barrier islands as they were from the 1800s to the 1950s," McNaughton writes in the introduction. Not surprisingly, lighthouses, lighthouse keepers' houses and lifesaving stations are among the oldest structures on the Outer Banks. Less apparent is the fact that the earliest keepers' houses were built from materials left over from the light- house construction. Perhaps even more of a surprise is the fact that hunting and shooting clubs appeared on the landscape almost as early as the lighthouses. The Currituck Shooting Club, described as "Spartan," is the oldest active hunt club in North America — its membership dates to 1857. Corolla's Whalehead Club is a more lavish retreat. As McNaughton tells the story, it was built in 1925 by Edward Collings Knight Jr. on the site of the much earlier Lighthouse Club. The story goes that Knight wanted to create a new club fo
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