Historic 1897 lighthouse that could be turned into cozy home lists for bargain price - but its location is not for the faint of heart...
By Ishita Srivastava For Dailymail.Com Published: 01:50 EDT, 23 June 2024 | Updated: 04:20 EDT, 23 June 2024 e-mail 18 shares 20 View comments For those who enjoy living in seclusion and watching choppy waters outside their window, a historic 1897 lighthouse has just hit the market. Located nearly three miles away from the shore of Virginia in Chesapeake Bay, the Smith Point Lighthouse was once a key landmark for those traveling up to the Potomac River.
In 2005, Dave McNally, 73, bought the three story tall, white painted brick lighthouse and began to create a home inside. Over the span of nearly two decades, McNally was able to install electricity, hot water, a functional bathroom and a kitchen with a portable dishwasher into the tower. Located nearly three miles away from the shore of Virginia in Chesapeake Bay, the Smith Point Lighthouse was once a key landmark for those traveling up to the Potomac River But in 2005, Dave McNally, 73, (pictured with his wife, Teri) bought the three story tall, white painted brick lighthouse and began to create a home inside 'I can't tell you how many boat trips back and forth I went bringing things out and taking rotten wood off,' McNally told The Washington Post .
As renovations went on, McNally's family started coming out to spend time in the lighthouse and eventually began to spend their summer vacatio.
