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S.S. Encinitas and S.S. Moonlight, designated by the National Register of Historic Places as the Encinitas Boathouses, are two houses made to look like a boat in Encinitas, California. Despite their appearance, they have never been to sea and are purely novelty architecture. The dwellings were added to the register on October 21, 2019. North Coast Current claims that they are the most photographed buildings in the city.[1]

History

The boats were constructed by Miles Minor Kellogg[2] in 1929, salvaging wood from the closed-down Moonlight Beach Dance Parlor and Encinitas Hotel. The dance parlor had closed due to the Prohibition. Kellogg was a maritime engineer from Benton Harbor, Michigan[3] whose father was a sea captain. Inspired by the city's ocean setting, and without any plans, he also built the four-unit apartment complex behind the boats.[4]

The houses are currently owned by the Encinitas Preservation Association, which purchased it in 2008. It plans to convert it into a museum once it pays off its loan, as the boathouses are currently being rented as private residences.[5] The association had to pay $1.55 million (Шаблон:Inflation) to purchase the buildings and the apartments behind it.[4]

Architecture and interior

Both houses are Шаблон:Cvt tall and Шаблон:Cvt long, with an area of about Шаблон:Cvt. Each also has 19 portholes, a galley, a steering wheel, a chart desk, and rudders.[5][4] The bow also can be used as a patio.[2] Each boat has two floors.[6]

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