Bidding extended on New England’s tallest lighthouse
The current Boone Island lighthouse was constructed in 1855. It suffered extensive damage in a blizzard in 1978. Several stones that make up the brown granite tower were washed into the sea as were the keeper’s house and outbuildings. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
YORK, Maine (AP) – The federal government says it pushed back the closing time of an auction on New England’s tallest lighthouse.
The Boon Island Light Station was up for auction until around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday. Bidding was originally set to end around noon Tuesday. Ten bidders have made offers on the lighthouse with a top bid of $41,000. A government website says the bidding could possibly be extended again.
Boon Island Light Station, off the coast of York, dates to 1855. It includes a 133-foot tower on a small island about six miles off the coast.
The government is also auctioning Halfway Rock Light Station in Casco Bay. That auction does not have a set end date and has attracted three bids topping out at $56,000.
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The current Boone Island lighthouse was constructed in 1855. It suffered extensive damage in a blizzard in 1978. Several stones that make up the brown granite tower were washed into the sea as were the keeper’s house and outbuildings. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
