By Sue Clark on Jan 20, 2008 in Lighthouses For Sale, The Light Side | Comments Off
A lighthouse home
mentioned briefly on this site back in July has gone on the market. The home, a 72 foot tall lighthouse, with five levels, one bedroom, two full bathrooms, four living areas and about 2,200 square feet of living space in Jonestown, TX, has an asking price of $1.5 million dollars. The home was built as a tribute to the owner’s late father, a veteran of Britain’s Royal Navy and who loved everything nautical.
By Sue Clark on Jan 15, 2008 in Lighthouses For Sale | Comments Off
Four Star Hotel On the Market
Have you recently won the lottery? Do you have $2.5 million burning a hole in your pocket? Do you want to operate a hotel and restaurant? Well, here’s a deal for you if you do. Corsewall Lighthouse Hotel (an active aid to navigation) on the west coast of Scotland has recently come onto the market. Besides being a beacon guiding sailors to the shore, it also serves as a beacon guiding those who might have imbibed a little too much to their rooms at the hotel it also hosts.
By Sue Clark on Jan 7, 2008 in Lighthouses For Sale | Comments Off
New Hope For the Trust?
Belle Toute Lighthouse in Suffolk, UK, is back on the market after the latest purchase offer fell through. And this time at a greatly reduced price. It originally went on the market for £850,000 last September, and the Belle Toute Trust was created to buy it and turn it into a bed and breakfast. Unfortunately, a private party put in an offer, which was topped by a second offer from another person. And the Trust lost its opportunity. Now the owners are offering it again, but this time for only £595,000. Translated to US dollars, that’s a drop from $1,677,747 (today’s rate) to a mere $1,174,423.
By Sue Clark on Dec 19, 2007 in Lighthouses For Sale | 2 Comments
Clare Island Lighthouse: A Steal at $2,162,630
Tired of waiting for the GSA to resume bidding on Point No Point Lighthouse? Forget it…that one needs too much work anyway. Haul out your checkbooks and grab one that’s been completely restored, renovated and modernized. Even better, it’s on an island on the Emerald Isle. And for a cool two million, this six bedroom, six bath luxury home can be yours. Clare Island is located in Clew Bay, off Westport, in the West of Ireland. It is known as the green pearl of the west coast and is the largest of the 365 islands in Clew Bay. It is 3.5 miles from the mainland and accessible by ferry.
By Sue Clark on Nov 2, 2007 in Lighthouses For Sale | Comments Off
Featured Post From November 2, 2007
If you don’t want to take your chances with an online auction that may end up costing you more than you planned to spend due to repairs, you may want to drool over these lighthouses that are for sale right now.
By Sue Clark on Oct 10, 2007 in Lighthouses For Sale | Comments Off
In keeping with the recent rash of government lighthouse sales, Point No Point Lighthouse in Maryland has gone on the auction block. Another offshore light, this one was established in 1905 at the entrance to the Potomac River on the Chesapeake Bay. It’s an octagonal building, two and a half stories of brick on a cast iron and concrete caisson. It is still an active aid to navigation, so whoever buys this one will have a solar powered porch light.
If you’re in New South Wales, Australia, on Sunday, October 19, get out your running shoes for the very scenic Run For Breast Cancer. The Coordinator for the event wants to see at least five runners or walkers for each breast cancer patient on the North Coast. That translates to 1000 or so participants.
