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Relocation of Brighton Beach Hotel
- When
- April 2-11, 1888
- Where
- Brighton Beach Hotel site
The Brighton Beach Hotel was moved 495 feet inland using six steam locomotives to save it from ocean storms.
The operation began on April 2, 1888, and lasted nine days. The hotel was lifted on 13 hydraulic jacks and placed on 112 platform cars. Six steam locomotives pulled the building along 24 lines of railroad track. This was the largest building relocation of the 19th century.
Sources
- Brighton Beach Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-23
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