GSA’s ‘2023 lighthouse season’ features new lighthouses for sale

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GSA’s ‘2023 lighthouse season’ features new lighthouses for sale

Over 150 lighthouses have been sold or transferred out of federal ownership since the implementation of the General Services Administration's National Historic...

Alyssa Miguel

June 19, 2023 1:38 pm

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**Little Mark Island and Monument**

Harpswell, Maine

*Status:* Available for transfer

Little Mark Island and Monument, located in North Casco Bay off the coast of Harpswell, Maine, has been determined to be excess to the needs of the United States Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security. The property is comprised of Little Mark Island, approximately one-acre in size and the Little Mark Island Monument, a pyramidal stone masonry tower constructed and established as a federal aid to navigation and lifesaving facility in 1827.

Over 150 lighthouses have been sold or transferred out of federal ownership since the implementation of the General Services Administration’s National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000.

The NHLPA allows for lighthouses to be transferred at no cost to federal agencies, state and local governments, nonprofit organizations and educational organizations. Lighthouses that are not transferred can be auctioned off to the general public.

GSA currently has five lighthouses in New England available for transfer, and is putting up four lighthouses for auction. Scroll through the gallery to see some of the lighthouses.