Coast Guard sells land next to Conanicut lighthouse. What we know.
A vacant lot on Jamestown's coastline overlooking Narragansett Bay has been sold.
The U.S. General Services Administration offered for sale by public auction the vacant, ocean-front parcel in Jamestown adjacent to the former U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) lighthouse located at Conanicut Point.
GSA marketed the parcel for sale on behalf of the USCG. Proceeds from the sale will be returned to the USCG to support their housing mission.
The property is the second site recently made available in Jamestown following Beavertail State Park lighthouse. It was announced in July that applications for the transfer of ownership of the Beavertail lighthouse were approved by the U.S. Department of the Interior’s National Park Service, with the site going to the R.I. Department of Environmental Management.
Here's what to know about the land on Conanicut Point.
• GSA Public Affairs Officer Paul Hughes confirmed to The Daily News that the lot was sold for a winning bid of $166,000.
• According to the GSA Auctions website, eight bidders made offers on the site, with bids beginning at $20,000. The first bid was placed on Aug. 29. The final, winning bid was placed on Oct. 11.
• According to property records, the winning bid was placed by Belaying Pin LLC. The R.I. Secretary of State website shows that Belaying Pin LLC was registered on Oct. 30, 2023, with an address of 3500 Thayer Court, Aurora, Illinois.
Property Details
● The 5,085 square feet property is vacant.
● Is adjacent to and previously was a portion of the former USCG lighthouse located at the north end (Conanicut Point) of Jamestown.
● The property has frontage on North Bayview Drive.
● The property is identified as Plat 1 Lot 226 in the town of Jamestown registry.
This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Conanicut lighthouse land in Jamestown, RI, sold in auction
