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Page 95 raise the money needed to obtain funds from private donors and matching grants. It is estimated that the complete restoration of these lights will take upwards of $1.6 million. To enhance their eligibility for grant funding the group worked to have the lights listed on the National Register of Historic Places in April 1990. Another major step was, finally, outright purchase of the lights by SOSCL as surplus government property from the federal government for one dollar. Under the leadership of Chuck Brockman, the group developed a plan of both short term and long term goals. The long term plan was to be made up of four phases: Phase 1 was to save the front light by installing first a temporary then a larger, permanent seawall; Phase 2 was to save the rear light by installing a The restored Rear Light Lantern Room was installed October 13, 2005. The new seawall for the Rear Light was installed in the fall of 2005.