4. Titanic Memorial Lighthouse
One of the most well-known connections to the Titanic disaster in New York City is the Titanic Memorial Lighthouse at the corner of Fulton and Pearl Streets in the South Street Seaport. The lighthouse originally stood atop the roof of the Seamen’s Church Institute at the corner of South Street and Coenties Slip (now Vietnam Veterans Plaza). It was always intended to be a memorial to the 1,500 lives lost in the tragic sinking of the RMS Titanic.
The landlocked lighthouse was designed by Warren & Wetmore (architects of Grand Central Terminal) and crowd-funded by New Yorkers from all classes. It was dedicated on April 15, 1913, one year after the sinking. What makes this landlocked lighthouse unique is the time ball on top which dropped every day at noon from 1913 until 1967. The lighthouse was last restored in 1976, but a new effort will see the memorial restored in the near future.
