Want to Buy a Lighthouse? Check Out This Amazing One for Sale in RI
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Want to Buy a Lighthouse? Check Out This Amazing One for Sale in RI
Tired of the four-bedroom colonial, or maybe the studio apartment is a little too small?
How about living right on the water in a lighthouse? And we mean right on the water.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTThis amazing property is now for sale.
The lighthouse is located in Bristol, functionally right under the Mount Hope Bridge.
History
"William Brown, master of the steamboat Bay State argued eloquently in an 1853 letter to the Lighthouse Board: 'There is probably no locality in the country, certainly none within my knowledge, where a light-house is so much needed. …Those of us who have to pass through this strait on dark and stormy nights, or else are brought to a stand in the attempt to grope our way through, realize that, as it is now, we are subjected frequently to a responsibility more weighty than to be placed on anyone,'" according to Lighthouse Friends.
"Captain Brown went on to explain that although his employer, the Bay State Steamboat Company, had established a lighted wooden tower on the point of Bristol Neck in 1846, this private light did not have the necessary elevation or brightness to help one safely navigate the channel. The Bay State Steamboat Company was chartered in 1846 and operated steamboat service from Fall River to New York City," reports the site.
PROPERTY DESCRIPTION BY MOTT & CHACE
Rich in history, renovated, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Rhode Island's treasured and architecturally significant Bristol Ferry Lighthouse offers panoramic views of Narragansett Bay, East Passage, Prudence Island and Hog Island lighthouse. Enjoy the scenic views from your fenced yard, light-filled home, fourth-floor lighthouse tower or deck off the second-floor bedroom.
The owners have done substantial updates to the interior and exterior of the home enhancing the clean architectural lines, historic details, high ceilings, hardwood floors, brick fireplace and the lighthouse tower making this one of the most unique homes in Rhode Island.
The asking price is $750,000.
