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Lighthouse For Sale – Rhode Island, USA

June 4, 2012for sale, home, house, lighthouse, litehouse, Rhode Island, RI, USAAdvertisement, Bed & Breakfast, Construction, Foreign, History, Information, Light, Lighthouses, Recreation, Travel, USAretlkprLeave a Comment

April 05, 2014 – As of today this property has not been sold. See the table below of Pricing History from Zillow. It seems it is overpriced, by a lot! 1 Poplar Avenue, North Kingstown, RI 02852 4 Bedroom4.1 Bath(s) 4 Full Bath(s) 1 Half Bath(s) $6,450,000MLS#: 1002327 America’s oldest wooden lighthouse! Built in 1831 and set on breathtaking […]

FOR SALE – Official Navigational Aid

January 10, 2012Alaska, for sale, home, home-made, house, lighthouse, litehouse, official navigational aid, realtyLighthousesretlkprLeave a Comment

It seems that this guy in Sitka, Alaska built a house and lighthouse and had it approved as an Official Navigational Aid by the US Coast Guard as the Rockwell Lighthouse. The place is for sale (January 2012). Attached below is the advertisement from Sitka Realty service. Anyone interested? It’s a steal! Some lovely photos of […]

What You Take for Granted

August 3, 2011heating, house, lighthouse, litehouse, stove, waterEquipment, Lighthouses, Old Website, On The JobretlkprLeave a Comment

Kerosene to Electricity In the early days of lighthouses all lighthing was by kerosene lamps with wicks. When electricity first came to the lights, it was only for running the main light and occassionally for operation of the foghorn solenoids. Sometimes a knowledgeable principal keeper would wire in a light to his house […]