Have you ever thought of living in a lighthouse?
Lighthouses have always fascinated and appealed to me. And, as a subject for me to
paint (I am an artist), I have looked at many over many years. I like them.
Occasionally they become available for
purchase, and can be converted to a private residence.
Here is one that is now
for sale. Only $15k.
Location: Chesapeake area, near
Baltimore.
https://patch.com/maryland/baltimore...ight-house-15k
EXCERPT:
Craighill Channel Lower Range Front Light Station is located in the
Chesapeake Bay approximately two miles
offshore from North Point State Park at longitude 39.188614, latitude -76.394399. The historic caisson type light station was first lit in 1873. The cast iron caisson rests upon driven
wood piles below the 1.5 story cylindrical keeper quarters with perimeter gallery
deck. The cast iron lantern room tops the structure approximately 25 feet above the surface of the
water. Only the structure will be conveyed in the
sale. No land will be conveyed. The underlying land will remain in
government ownership. The buyer will be obligated to acquire and maintain a right of occupancy accordingly.
The website Lighthousefriends.com says Craighill Channel forms the first leg of the maintained channel from
Chesapeake Bay to the Patapsco River and leads from the mouth of the Magothy River to Seven Foot Knoll and the Brewerton Channel. The importance of
Baltimore as a port persuaded Congress to set aside $50,000 in 1870 to improve the channel.
Work began in 1873 on the lighthouse and took several appropriations from Congress to complete the structure, which was a technical challenge to create a solid footing for it.
Initially, the
interior consisted of a kitchen, sitting room and two bedrooms, while a privy was supported from the gallery around the dwelling, says the website. Two 750-gallon iron
tanks were used to store rainwater collected from the roof of the lighthouse. A wooden, circular stairway leads from the dwelling space to the smaller cylindrical watchroom, which is surmounted by the 10-sided lantern room.
Since the lighthouse was automated in May 1964 and keepers were no longer needed on site, the exterior of the lighthouse has received regular attention and is in fair condition, says the lighthouse website. But, the
interior was open to the elements and became a residence for nesting birds.
Plans for two non-profit groups to take control of the structure and restore it so it could be open to the public failed to materialize, so federal officials put it up
for sale."
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