Blackwell Island Light

Summary

Blackwell Island Light is a lighthouse^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of lighthouse entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Blackwell Island Light is located in Manhattan^[3].
• Blackwell Island Light is in the country of United States^[4].
• Blackwell Island Light is on the body of water East River^[5].
• Blackwell Island Light's image is recorded as Blackwell Island Light (41791).jpg^[6].
• Blackwell Island Light's instance of is recorded as lighthouse^[7].
• Blackwell Island Light's architect is recorded as James Renwick Jr.^[8].
• Blackwell Island Light's architectural style is recorded as Gothic Revival^[9].
• Blackwell Island Light's made from material is recorded as stone^[10].
• Blackwell Island Light's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 910154329447526970002^[11].
• Blackwell Island Light's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2015000819^[12].
• Blackwell Island Light's Commons category is recorded as Blackwell Island Lighthouse^[13].
• +1872-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Blackwell Island Light^[14].
• Blackwell Island Light's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.772778, 'lon': -73.940167}^[15].
• Blackwell Island Light's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08081kk^[16].
• Blackwell Island Light's NRHP reference number is recorded as 72000876^[17].
• Blackwell Island Light's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Roosevelt Island^[18].
• Blackwell Island Light's service entry is recorded as +1872-00-00T00:00:00Z^[19].
• Blackwell Island Light's service retirement is recorded as +1940-00-00T00:00:00Z^[20].
• Blackwell Island Light's heritage designation is recorded as New York City Landmark^[21].
• Blackwell Island Light's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place^[22].
• Blackwell Island Light's heritage designation is recorded as New York State Register of Historic Places listed place^[23].
• Blackwell Island Light's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+15'}^[24].
• Blackwell Island Light's ARLHS lighthouse ID is recorded as USA1041^[25].
• Blackwell Island Light's MarineTraffic Lighthouse ID is recorded as 1000019868^[26].
• Blackwell Island Light's New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission ID is recorded as 0911^[27].

Body

Geography

Blackwell Island Light is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Manhattan^[3]. It is on the body of water East River^[5].

Designation and Status

Blackwell Island Light's instance of is recorded as lighthouse^[7]. Heritage statuses include New York City Landmark^[21], National Register of Historic Places listed place^[22], and New York State Register of Historic Places listed place^[23].

History and Context

+1872-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Blackwell Island Light^[14].

Why It Matters

Blackwell Island Light ranks in the top 5% of lighthouse entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month).^[2]