Want a lighthouse? You can get one for free, but there are some strings attached
Updated May 14, 2021;
Posted May 14, 2021
FILE - In this July 7, 2006, file photograph, fishermen cast on the rocky shore at the Beavertail Lighthouse, the third-oldest lighthouse in America, at the tip of Beavertail State Park, on Narragansett Bay, in Jamestown, R.I. The federal government s General Services Administration announced the U.S. Coast Guard has decided it no longer needs four of the nation s most storied and picturesque lighthouses, including the Beavertail Lighthouse. The government says it ll make the historic lighthouses and their outbuildings available at no cost to federal, state and local agencies; nonprofit organizations; educational and community development agencies; or groups devoted to parks, recreation, culture, or historic preservation. (AP Photo/Stew Milne, File)AP
U.S. government giving away 4 lighthouses for free; so what s the catch?
By FOX 5 NY Staff and AP Staff
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Beavertail Lighthouse in Jamestown, R.I. (Handout photo by Jeremy D Entremont via GSA)
NEW YORK - The federal government is making available for free some waterfront properties with a lot of maritime history and amazing views to match. But there s a catch (there always is).
The U.S. Coast Guard has decided it no longer needs four of the
nation s most picturesque lighthouses. And now the General Services Administration is inviting federal, state, and local agencies; nonprofit organizations; educational and community development agencies; or groups devoted to parks, recreation, culture, or historic preservation to apply to take over the historic lighthouses and their outbuildings available free of charge. Anyone that intends to snatch up these lighthouses will be required to maintain them in line with various federal and local requirements, which is costly.
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Free offices with a view: 4 lighthouses, courtesy of feds
The General Services Administration is inviting federal, state and local agencies and certain types of nonprofits to take over the four lighthouses for free. Author: WILLIAM J. KOLE Associated Press Published: 6:37 AM CDT May 14, 2021 Updated: 6:37 AM CDT May 14, 2021
PROVIDENCE, R.I. Dreading your eventual return to the office? The federal government is making available for free some waterfront workspaces with killer views that are sure to entice. But there s a catch.
The General Services Administration says the U.S. Coast Guard has decided it no longer needs four of the nation s most picturesque lighthouses, and it s inviting certain types of organizations to take them over at no cost.