Wanna Buy a Lighthouse?

I was flipping through the want ads in the back of Preservation Magazine the other day.  Usually there are real estate listings of a variety of residential and commercial properties in various states of repair all across the country.  Would you like to own an 1780 inn in Virginia?  How about a cabin in the wilds of Upper Michigan?  Some properties are being sold for a song and you have to relocate them.

What caught my eye were the lighthouses.  You can actually buy a lighthouse from the US government at https://realestatesales.gov

The US government holds online auctions and anyone can buy a lighthouse.  Some of the already sold ones have onsite apartments for you to live in..  Some still contain navigational safety equipment that will continue to operate even after you purchase it.

Take for example Greens Ledge Light Station . https://realestatesales.gov/gsaauctions/aucitsrh/?sl=BOSTN116008001

"Greens Ledge Light Station (1902) is an offshore sparkplug style light and an active navigational aid marking the entrance to Norwalk Harbor and Greens Ledge. It is at the southwest end of the Norwalk Islands, a mile south of the entrance to Five Mile River at Rowayton, Connecticut.
The cast iron tower is 52 feet tall with four interior stories including a brick basement and cistern.  The interior is lined with brick to strengthen the tower, which was built on a cast iron foundation with a concrete caisson.  The fourth floor has six porthole windows.  The watch room/lantern room measures seven feet in diameter"

The Lantern Room?  How incredibly romantic. The seven feet in diameter could be problematic. Not sure about the logistics of getting back and forth to civilization--for groceries and to return your library books.  Never mind.  I am keeping my eyes open for one with really good foghorns...