Titanic Memorial Lighthouse

Very cool faux lighthouse with Titanic memorial plaque. Hat tip top Althea A. for turning me on to this and for her extensive review. Very cool looking and adds flavor to the South Street Seaport of the nautical nature.

Der kleine Leuchtturm wurde zum Gedänken an die Passagiere, Offiziere und die Crew errichtet, die beim Untergangs der Titanic am 15. April 1912 ihr Leben verloren.
Er wurde 1913 errichtet und stand damals noch am East River auf dem Dach einer Seefahrer Kirche.
1976 wurde das an den South Street Seaport verlegt und bekam hier direkt am Eingang des Areals seinen neuen Platz.
Eine Gedenktafel erinnert an das Drama im Atlantik.

No, it’s not a real lighthouse. But it’s pretty cool. This memorial was nearly lost in 1968, but luckily it was donated to the South Street Seaport Museum, and now adds color to the Seaport area — as well as a reminder of the Titanic disaster. (Actually, I didn’t realize it had anything to do with the Titanic until I walked past it (for probably the zillionth time) this past week and decided to take a picture of the plaque. Now I know!)
The inscription on the plaque reads:
” T I T A N I C M E M O R I A L L I G H T H O U S E
This lighthouse is a memorial to the passengers, officers and
crew who died as heroes when the steamship Titanic sank
after collision with an iceberg.
LATITUDE 41°46′ NORTH
LONGITUDE 50°14′ WEST
APRIL 15, 1912
This lighthouse was originally erected by public subscription
In 1915 it stood above the East river on the corner of the old
Seaman’s’ Church Institute at the corner of South Street and
Coenties Slip from 1915 to 1967. The time ball at the top of the
lighthouse would drop down the pole to signal twelve noon to
the ships in this harbour. This time ball mechanism was activated
by a telegraphic signal from the National Observatory in
Washington, D.C.
In July 1968 the Seaman’s’ Church Institute moved to its present
quarters at 15 Street. That year the Titanic Memorial
Lighthouse was donated by the Kaiser-​Nelson steel and salvage
corporation to the South Street Seaport Museum. It was erected
on this corner at the entrance to the museum complex in
in May 1976 with funds provided by the Exxon Corporation.
South Street Seaport Museum”