This home in Maine comes with a lighthouse — but the photos might make you uneasy
An amazing opportunity opened up on the Maine real estate market that you don’t usually see for under a certain amount of money — a house, complete with a lighthouse, on your own private island for $2.3 million.
But be warned: Whether it’s a trick of the light, some of the photos of the Winter Harbor property might make you a tad uneasy withone of the buildings perched nearly right on the rocky edge.
But for that view? It’s completely worth it.
“From Mark Island, you have an unlimited 360-degree view of some of the most precious landscapes in all of Maine,” listing agent Lili Pew tells Realtor.com. “There’s a peacefulness. The essence of Mark Island is you get on a boat, you go out to this beautiful 2.7-acre island, and you leave the rest of the world behind.”
Sitting on 4-plus acres is the cozy three-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom lightkeeper’s house, along with the Winter Harbor Lighthouse and a few other features, including:
Updated pier
Solar power
Water systems
Wood stoves
“You’re surrounded by the sounds of the ocean, the peacefulness, the serenity of it. It is you and nature and the ocean and your thoughts,” Pew tells Realtor. “It’s the perfect place to re-find your soul after living in a very busy, hurried, and hectic world.”
According to AcadiaMagic.com, the lighthouse on the island was built in 1856 while the keeper’s house was built two decades later in 1876.
The listing is held by The Knowles Company.
Winter Harbor is about 105 miles east of Augusta.
This story was originally published August 24, 2022 at 12:59 PM with the headline "This home in Maine comes with a lighthouse — but the photos might make you uneasy."