New Dorp Light
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The New Dorp Lighthouse was decommissioned and boarded up in 1964. The lighthouse and land were neglected and vandalized for ten years until being sold at auction to a Staten Island resident named John Vokral for $32,000 in 1974. Vokral did extensive restoration work on the lighthouse, which now serves as a private residence.[1][2]
New Dorp Light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. It was designated a New York City Landmark in 1967. It is not open to the public.
See also
- List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Staten Island
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Richmond County, New York
References
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- ↑ Northeast Lights: Lighthouses and Lightships, Rhode Island to Cape May, New Jersey, Robert Bachand, 1989.
- ↑ American Lighthouses, 2nd: A Definitive Guide By Bruce Roberts, Ray Jones Publisher: Globe Pequot; 2nd edition (September 1, 2002) Language: English Template:ISBN
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- National Park Service Historic Lighthouses
- NPS New Dorp
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