The owners renovated this historic structure into a fully furnished home only accessible by boat.
A rare and unusual new property is for sale in Virginia. The Middle Ground Lighthouse is a privately owned, fully restored lighthouse that is only accessible by boat. The property is now on offer for private sale.
Built in 1891, Middle Ground Lighthouse is the oldest caisson lighthouse in Virginia, according to its website. It sits in the Chesapeake Bay near Newport News and still flashes its light every night, though it has now been renovated into a fully furnished private residence.
Restoring History
The lighthouse had its last official lightkeeper in 1955. Then, the structure withstood “decades of exposure, salt, wind, and neglect slowly taking their toll.” In 2005, two families — Bob and Joan Gonsoulin and Dan and Jackie Billingsley — purchased the lighthouse for $31,000 and began to restore it…