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How you could own a Connecticut lighthouse

General Services Administration (GSA)

A lighthouse in Long Island Sound near Fairfield is up for auction.

Penfield Reef Lighthouse was built in 1874 and it’s on the National Register of Historic Places.

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The Penfield Reef Lighthouse in Long Island Sound near Fairfield is up for auction. (General Services Administration )

The lighthouse, which is accessible only by boat, is one mile from the entrance of Black Rock Harbor in Bridgeport.

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It is an “active Federal Aid to Navigation” with two lighting systems and horns that operate during fog.

The buyer will also need a 30-year submerged land lease from the state.

You can learn more here.

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