ighth ouse ▁property ▁to ▁the ▁Mont au k ▁Historical ▁Society . ▁ ▁The ▁tower ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁T urt le ▁Hill ▁ ▁from ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁cl iff ; ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁cum ulative ▁effects ▁of ▁sh or eline ▁er os ion , ▁it ▁is ▁now ▁ ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁edge . ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Corps ▁of ▁Engine ers ▁built ▁a ▁se aw all ▁at ▁its ▁base , ▁but ▁the ▁er os ion ▁continued . ▁The ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁considered ▁te aring ▁down ▁the ▁l ighth ouse ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁and ▁replacing ▁it ▁with ▁a ▁steel ▁tower ▁further ▁from ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁bl uff . ▁In ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁protest s ▁over ▁the ▁announced ▁dis m ant ling ▁of ▁the ▁tower , ▁Congress man ▁Michael ▁For bes ▁proposed ▁a ▁bill ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Congress ▁to ▁hand ▁over ▁the ▁L ighth ouse ▁to ▁the ▁Mont au k ▁Historical ▁Society ▁from ▁the ▁Public ▁so ▁it ▁could ▁be ▁preserved ; ▁the ▁bill ▁was ▁passed . ▁ ▁Giorg ina ▁Re id ▁( 1 9 0 8 – 2 0 0 1 ), ▁a ▁text ile ▁designer , ▁had ▁saved ▁her ▁Rock y ▁Point , ▁New ▁York ▁c ott age ▁from ▁collapse ▁by ▁building ▁a ▁simple ▁set ▁of ▁terra ces ▁in ▁the ▁g ul lies ▁of ▁the ▁bl uff . ▁She ▁proposed ▁that ▁solution ▁to ▁the ▁Society ▁at ▁Mont au k . ▁Re id ' s ▁concept , ▁Re ed - T rench ▁Ter rac ing