Lighthouse On The Chesapeake Up For Auction For $15K

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- For about the cost of a new car, you can own a lighthouse on the Chesapeake Bay.

Our media partner, The Baltimore Sun, reports The Craighill Channel Lower Range Front Light Station is up for auction, with a current bid of $15,000.

The lighthouse is about two miles off shore from North Point State Park. There isn't an actual address, but it's located at 39.188614, -76.394399

The historic light station was first lit in 1873. There is cylindrical keeper quarters with a perimeter gallery deck.

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