West Bank Light

P4

USCG: 1-34790

West Bank Light is a lighthouse in the Lower New York Bay and serves as the front leading light for the Ambrose Channel. The plant is in operation and can not be visited by the public. The lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 9, 2007.

The building is a conical spire made ​​of cast iron, which was built in 1901 and raised seven years later. He stands on a base made ​​of cast reinforced concrete. In 1985, the plant was automated. Staten Iceland Light is a leading light.

On 29 May 2007, the Ministry of the Interior of the United States ruled that the West Bank Light will no longer be used in accordance with the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000 and offered it for sale.

The 55 foot (17 m) high tower stands at the southern end of the West Bank in the water. It can be seen from South Beach, Staten Iceland and from the beach boardwalk at Coney Iceland from, but access is possible only by boat. An approximately twelve meters long breakwater protects the berth.

Because no institution declared ready to entertain the lighthouse according to the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act, the West Bank Light was announced on 5 June 2008 by the General Services Administration for auction. The minimum price was $ 10,000, but the object was finally struck on 27 August 2008 for the price of 245,000 U.S. dollars.