Beloved beach house torn down to make way for beach nourishment in Buxton

Beachfront house torn down in Buxton as officials combat shoreline erosion

Daren County reported that 31 homes had collapsed in the villages of Rodanthe and Buxton between May 2020 and February 2026.

Beloved beach house torn down to make way for beach nourishment in Buxton

Another house was taken down in Buxton on Monday, but this one was taken down by bulldozers instead of the ocean. News 3 showed our viewers the beach house "Shore Break" still standing just a few days ago, but it was demolished on Monday as one of two properties being purchased and removed by Dare County in preparation for the upcoming beach nourishment project in Buxton."It was devastating to see something that, I have so many memories in that …