U.S. Coast Guard is giving away four lighthouses, including one in Duluth
Federal, state and local agencies, as well as some nonprofits are eligible to take over the lighthouses for free.
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The federal government is inviting certain types of organizations to apply to take over one of Duluth s lighthouses.
The U.S. Coast Guard has decided it doesn t need four of the nation s lighthouses anymore, including the Duluth Harbor North Pierhead Light at the end of the pier at Duluth s Canal Park, so it s giving it away per the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000.
The U.S. General Services Administration, which is tasked with selling government property, has listed the four lighthouses as no cost to eligible entities. Those entities include federal agencies; state and local agencies; nonprofit corporations; educational agencies; and park, recreational, cultural or historic preservation purposes.
The Federal Government is giving away Beavertail Lighthouse in Jamestown and Watch Hill Lighthouse in Westerly, including the surrounding land and buildings, after deciding that they are no longer needed by the Coast Guard.
The historic 64-foot granite Beavertail Lighthouse faces south toward the Rhode Island Sound and the exit of Narragansett Bay.
The original lighthouse on the Property was constructed in 1749 and was burned down by British Soldiers leaving the Newport area in 1779. The foundation remains onsite. The current lighthouse was constructed in 1856 along with 6 ancillary structures totaling 5,171 square feet.
The lighthouse was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.