Roosevelt Island Lighthouse
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Roosevelt Island Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century stone lighthouse located at the northern tip of Roosevelt Island in New York City, known for its distinctive Gothic Revival design and role as a local landmark.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roosevelt Island Lighthouse canonical | 5 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gothic Revival architecture
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historic building ⓘ landmark ⓘ lighthouse ⓘ |
| architect | James Renwick Jr. ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Gothic Revival ⓘ |
| borough | Manhattan ⓘ |
| category |
Gothic Revival architecture in New York City
ⓘ
Lighthouses in New York City ⓘ New York City Landmark ⓘ
surface form:
New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan
Roosevelt Island ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1872 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1872 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 40.772°N 73.944°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
local landmark
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| designer | James Renwick Jr. ⓘ |
| feature |
Gothic-style details
ⓘ
lantern room ⓘ octagonal tower ⓘ parapet at the top ⓘ stone base ⓘ |
| height |
50 feet
ⓘ
about 15 meters ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | New York City Landmark ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1976 ⓘ |
| historicPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedAt | northern tip of Roosevelt Island ⓘ |
| location |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ Roosevelt Island ⓘ |
| managedBy | Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Franklin D. Roosevelt (island namesake) ⓘ |
| near |
Lighthouse Park
ⓘ
Roosevelt Island station ⓘ
surface form:
Roosevelt Island Tramway (northern end of island)
|
| originalPurpose | aid to navigation in the East River ⓘ |
| owner |
New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
City of New York
|
| state | New York ⓘ |
| status | non-operational as a navigational aid ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | Lighthouse Park ⓘ |
| visibleFrom |
Queens waterfront
ⓘ
Upper East Side ⓘ
surface form:
Upper East Side of Manhattan
|
| waterwayServed | East River ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Blackwell House