Ellis island By schlake20 Jun 20, 1785 samuel ellis purchased the property and gave it it's name Jan 1, 1892 Ellis Island is built Jun 15, 1897 Fire burned down the island Dec 17, 1900 new buildng was built Apr 17, 1907 busiest day ever. 1.25 million immagrants May 26, 1924 congress made it harder to become a u.s citezen Nov 12, 1954 last immagrant Nov 29, 1954 was closed due to Hurracaine Sandy Sep 10, 1990 ellis island became represented as a museam Jul 4, 2013 re-opend to public