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Lighthouse
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National Register of Historic Places

Lighthouse

On the National Register since 197254 years
Listed 1972New York City
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About Lighthouse

Lighthouse, at Welfare Island, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 16, 1972. The Register lists it for its transportation, architecture and social history, at the state level.

What it isLighthouse in New York, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 25 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1872 to today

  1. 1872Built, designed by James Renwick Jr.
  2. 1972Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 54 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 25 minutes

Welfare Island, New York City · about 0.9 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1LighthouseStart here
  2. 2Archibald Gracie MansionFederal · Built 1799 · 0.3 mi on
  3. 3Henderson Place Historic DistrictDistrict · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Municipal Asphalt PlantBuilt 1941 · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Holy Trinity Church, St. Christopher House and ParsonageFrench Gothic Revival · Built 1897 · 0.3 mi on
Around it

17 more Register listings within a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BThe OctagonGreek Revival0.3 miBSohmer and Company Piano FactoryBuilding0.3 miDCity and Suburban Homes Company's York Avenue Estate and Shively Sanitary Tenements Historic DistrictGothic Revival0.5 miBZion-St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran ChurchLate Victorian0.6 miBChapel of the Good ShepherdVictorian Gothic · Built 18880.9 miBAstoria Center of IsraelNeo-Classical Revival0.9 miBHouses at 208-218 East 78th StreetItalianate0.9 miBNew York Public LibraryItalian Renaissance · Built 19020.9 miSt86th Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT)Arts and Crafts0.9 miBHouses at 146-156 East 89th StreetQueen Anne0.9 miBBlackwell HouseGreek Revival · Built 17961 miBEast 78th Street HousesItalianate · Built 18611 miBBuilding at 133 East 80th StreetLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals1 miBLewis G. Morris HouseNeo-Federal Style · Built 19141 miBHouses at 120 and 122 East 92nd StreetItalianate1 miBPublic School 109Late 19th Century Revival1 miDMetro North PlazaDistrict1 mi

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Questions about Lighthouse

Is Lighthouse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 16, 1972 (Register number 72000876).

Is Lighthouse a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; New York has 273 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Founder's Hall, The Rockefeller University, 1.1 miles away.

Can you visit Lighthouse?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Lighthouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 25 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 75319694 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.