0 Smith Point Rd., listed for $450,000, once served as a key landmark for those traveling up to the Potomac River. A Minnesota couple bought it as a vacation home.
0 Smith Point Rd., listed for $450,000, once served as a key landmark for those traveling up to the Potomac River.
McNally bought the lighthouse in 2005, one of the first people to take advantage of a new provision in thethat allowed lighthouses — which were federally owned — to be purchased by private citizens. As part of the deal, the Coast Guard could still maintain the light lamp atop the house to aid navigation.Smith Point Lighthouse, a privately-owned lighthouse built in the 19th century near Reedville, Va., sits on an iron pillar in the Chesapeake Bay.
Slowly but surely, the owner gave Smith Point the creature comforts of home: electricity, hot water, a flushing toilet. The kitchen is even fitted with a portable dishwasher and ice maker.
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