To see what lighthouses are currently for sale you can always visit. Note: At some point the Diamond Shoals link will cease to work when that lighthouse is sold (or fully disintegrates). You can buy it if you want but we advise you to check out the “Deck01” video first! As an example, we note that GSA has one lighthouse for public sale right now – Diamond Shoals Light Station. The quality of the lighthouses runs the gamut though and you can be sure that if the aforementioned governmental or non-profit entities take a pass then the lighthouse has a bit of hair on it. Since enactment of this legislation in 2000, GSA has conveyed 84 lighthouses to new stewards. If the National Park Service finds no (governmental or non-profit) applicant to be qualified – or if no one applies at all – then GSA auctions the lighthouse to the general public. Then GSA manages the actual property conveyance to that applicant. Assuming there are responses to the NOA it is the National Park Service that evaluates them and recommends a single applicant to GSA. GSA then issues a Notice of Availability (NOA) for each one. The process of conveying these lighthouses is interesting because it requires three separate agencies to work in tandem: the Coast Guard selects the lighthouses it would like to convey and it sends information on these properties to GSA. Only if there are no takers does the GSA hold a public auction, allowing regular people like us the fantasy of living by the side of the sea in a house which, by design, has expansive unobstructed views of the water. So much so that u/Tiny9915 banned me for a week for responding to guesses before an hour. Perhaps this is why the Coast Guard first offers to transfer its lighthouses at no cost to federal agencies, state and local governments, nonprofit corporations, educational agencies, and community development organizations. Look, back when I was new here, there were times when I didn't always respect the rules. It can be an expensive and demanding proposition, requiring tremendous dedication. That means living under a light bright enough to be seen for miles and, in many cases, the regular sounding of deafening horns throughout the night. The big catch to being a steward is that you must agree to preserve the historic character of the property and maintain the lighthouse in working condition. Each year, the Coast Guard determines which lighthouses are no longer mission critical and then conveys them to lighthouse “stewards” to relieve itself of the annual maintenance costs. A Notice of Availability was issued this month for the Point Fermin lighthouse, San Pedro, CA (photo: Point Fermin Lighthouse Society)įor more than a decade, ever since the passage of the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000, the Coast Guard has been disposing of lighthouses. I Wanna Marry A Lighthouse Keeper 15,165 views 154 Dislike Share Save Arlis Tyner 594 subscribers Video footage of Portland Head Light Lighthouse, Cape Elizabeth Maine - Music, 'I.
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