{"id":38098,"date":"2017-08-02T05:54:54","date_gmt":"2017-08-02T05:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=38098"},"modified":"2017-08-02T05:54:54","modified_gmt":"2017-08-02T05:54:54","slug":"looking-for-a-fixer-upper-on-the-water-maryland-lighthouse-for-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/lifestyle\/home-garden\/looking-for-a-fixer-upper-on-the-water-maryland-lighthouse-for-sale.html","title":{"rendered":"Looking for a fixer-upper on the water? Maryland lighthouse for sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Looking for a fixer-upper on the water? Maryland lighthouse for sale<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\">Looking for a fixer-upper on the water? Maryland lighthouse for sale:- Home buyers in the market for a house literally on the water have their chance with a lighthouse in Maryland now up for auction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\">Bidding has reached $15,000 for the lighthouse, known formally as the Craighill Channel Lower Range Front Light Station, located on Maryland\u2019s Chesapeake Bay.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\">The lighthouse is located about two miles off of North Point State Park, according to the listing on the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) auction site.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\">The lighthouse comes with one-and-a-half stories of \u201ckeeper quarters\u201d and a bit of history. The station was first lit in 1873, according to the GSA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\">The auction for the lighthouse ends on Sept. 15.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\">While the historic fixture needs some renovations, its new owner will not be able to change it too much.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\">The GSA notes, \u201cThe buyer will be obligated to acquire and maintain a right of occupancy accordingly.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\">Five other lighthouses, all located in Michigan, are also up for sale on the GSA auction site.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\">The lighthouses are allowed to be sold to the public under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act, which gives first priority of federally owned lighthouses to \u201cpublic bodies and nonprofit corporations,\u201d according to the GSA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\">If no steward is found through that process, the GSA is authorized to conduct a public sale of the lighthouse.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 8pt\">Source:-\u00a0http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Lifestyle\/fixer-upper-water-maryland-lighthouse-sale\/story?id=48968038<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/lifestyle\/home-garden\/looking-for-a-fixer-upper-on-the-water-maryland-lighthouse-for-sale.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for a fixer-upper on the water? Maryland lighthouse for sale Looking for a fixer-upper on the water? Maryland lighthouse for sale:- Home buyers in the market for a house literally on the water have their chance with a lighthouse in Maryland now up for auction. 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