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Notes:
The Surfside Life-Saving station on Nantucket was built in the Stick Style, 1874 type. The museum building on site is a replica of the original structure. Albert B. Bibb designed the 1885 alterations which are shown in the postcard image and include the lean-to sides and the lookout tower. The stick-work in the gable was retained. (See also the White Head, ME Life-Saving Station) Bibb created a number of original designs for life-saving stations from the mid 1880s on in the shingle style, many of which still stand.

Bibliography:
Claflin, James. Lighthouses and Life Saving Along the Massachusetts Coast. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 1998.
York, Eugene V. "Wick". "The Architecture of the U.S. Life-Saving Service." Log of Mystic Seaport 34 (Spring 1982): 3-20.
York, Eugene V. "Wick", Ralph Shanks, and Lisa Woo Shanks. The U.S. Life-Saving Service: Heroes, Rescues and Architecture of the Early Coast Guard. Petaluma, CA: Costano Books, 1996.

Photo Source:
Postcard, ca1900 Nantucket Surfside Life-Saving Station Postcard View