The U.S. Congress passed the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act in 2000. It allows the government to auction or give away “federally owned historic light stations that have been declared excess to the needs of the responsible agency.” The Fairport Harbor West Lighthouse in Ohio was sold at auction for $71,010 in 2011. Built in 1925 and abandoned in the late 1940s, the lighthouse has three bedrooms, three bathrooms, three floors, and is almost 3,000 square feet.