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Borden Flats Lighthouse Sells For $55,000

Nevada Attorney Michael L. Gabriel is High Bidder

Borden Flats Lighthouse, Fall River, MassachussettsIn a bidding contest that heated up in the last few days before closing, prominent Nevada attorney and lighthouse lover Michael Lynn Gabriel will pay $55,000 for the historic Borden Flats Lighthouse, near Fall River, Mass. Although the cost was much lower than the two recent auctions, the light appears to be in better shape. And it has the benefit of being much closer to land.

A recent story in The Herald News highlighted some of the other potential buyers of this historic lighthouse. They included a kitchen designer from Fall River, Thomas Kern, who at the time of the story was the only actual bidder. Others included Wayne Keller of Colorado, who wanted to live in the lighthouse so he could write a book about his life as a Hollywood wardrobe designer. Manny Silva, owner of a marine construction company in Rhode Island, also was looking at it to bid, as he’d already lost Hog Island Lighthouse in a bidding war to an admiral from France. Rounding out the other bidders was a nanny from Boston and Rhode Island, Nicole Kimborowicz, who lives close to the lighthouse and wanted to purchase it, though her family thought she “was crazy.”

A Look At The Interior

Photos from the inspection are posted at the GSA’s Borden Flats account on Shutterfly, if you’d like to see all the shots, but here are a few that gives a general idea of how the inside looks, and what Mr. Gabriel will be facing after the deed is transferred. All things considered, it’s not in too bad of shape.

Base of the tower

Base of the tower

Looks like there are some plants growing on the roof.

Interior Room Showing Window

A look at the interior bricks

Looks like some graffiti needs to be removed

Rust Under the Roof

Rust under the Roof

Looks like someone needs welding lessons. Even I can do better than that.

The Interior Staircase

Interior staircase

These stairs actually look in decent shape

Sharps Island Bidding Closed

As this story was being completed, it appears that Sharp’s Island bidding has closed. High bid was $80,000 for the leaning lighthouse. Lighthouse News has no information on the winner at this time, but will update when the name is released. That one is going to be a massive undertaking along with a lot of money to get it righted and usable. And to think it went for $15,000 more than Borden Flats.

 

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