Lighthouse for Sale

Middle Ground Lighthouse in Newport News Virginia is for sale. If you travel on the Monitor–Merrimac Memorial Bridge on Interstate 664 you can see it. This is a photo I took a few days ago.

Built in 1891, it is the oldest caisson lighthouse in Virginia, and still serves a navigation function. Caisson refers to the way the lighthouse is attached to the seafloor and this style is more resilient than screw-pile style lighthouses. Caisson lighthouses are sometimes called sparkplug lighthouses.

Here’s the zillow listing if you want to look inside.