In November of 2010, we visited historic Edenton, North Carolina. At that time, we found the Roanoke River Lighthouse sitting in the park on Edenton Bay.
We visited again, June 2013, and found it moved to its new home, out in the water.
It was constructed in 1886, and served as a beacon nine miles out in the Albemarle Sound at the entrance to the Roanoke River.
It remained in service until 1941, and was moved to Edenton in 1955.
The exterior work is complete; when the interior is done, hopefully later this year, it will be open to the public.
Linking to Water World Wednesday
What a beautiful Lighthouse! It is amazing how such a building can be moved. Blessings to you, Patti…
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There is a house near the water that was moved there, also, Carol Ann. The docent said it was moved on rolling logs. That I would have liked to have seen. Blessings to you.
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It looks delightful and would be a great place to visit once open. Love your first photo.
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Thanks, Karen. I can’t wait to see inside!
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I’m glad it was saved, but I find it funny that they can move a lighthouse.
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If you liked that, TBM, you should Google “Moving Hatteras Lighthouse.” It’s one of the tall-tower type lighthouses. The water was encroaching on it, so they moved it in 1999.
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What a charming lighthouse and oh the history it’s witnessed. I’m glad they’re going to allow folks to go into to it. I think it makes folks especially young folks more appreciative of the importance preserving historical buildings and sites when they can view buildings from the inside and see the past artifacts and stuff.
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I agree, E.C. I’m glad they were able to move it to a place where it could be shared.
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We’ve been to Edenton a couple of times, but we missed this! Maybe we can visit once it reopens.
Nice pictures of it!
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The Becker House is in the same vicinity. It was open Sunday, so we got to go in there, too, Dianna.
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Lighthouses are my favorite things to visit!!! Thanks for this post!!! I love it! And how neat that they moved it!
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We like lighthouses, too, Beth Ann. I imagine that was quite a feat to move it.
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Cool! I haven’t visited this lighthouse.
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It’s a cute little place, Susan. I can’t wait to see inside, though.
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I love this lighthouse Patti. It stayed in use until the year I was born so I feel a connection.
blessings ~ maxi
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It was moved to Edenton the year I was born, Maxi. 🙂 Blessings to you.
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I would love to visit this lighthouse “in person!” Great pictures Patti and thanks for introducing us to another fascinating place. 🙂
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They do trolley tours of some of the historic houses Tuesday-Saturday, and at Christmas they have open houses to tour, Dor. I see more trips in our future. It’s such a quiet little place, so peaceful.
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what a cool little thing! well, it looks cute, but i bet it wasn’t easy to get it re-situated!
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Seriously, Theresa. I would like to have watched that.
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I don’t know what it is about lighthouses… but I’ve always been fascinated by them (maybe it’s because they always seem so ‘bright’?).
Beautiful photographs, Patti!
🙂
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Thanks, Robert. We like lighthouses, too.
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I love lighthouses. It is my dream to take photos of lighthouses here in Michigan but seems that it would just be a dream. Great shot!
Thank you for joining Water World Wednesday
Kim,USA
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I imagine there are quite a few lighthouses in Michigan, Kim. Hopefully that dream will come true, I’d love to see them. Thank you for hosting!
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This would make an interesting visiting spot.
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It’s a lovely town, Merle. The movie theater had two movies listed, not the big theaters we are used to seeing here.
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Neat little abode.
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It really is, Al.
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I love lighthouses. They are fascinating, and the lives of the people who were responsible for keeping ships safe was not always an easy life. I recently read a very good book (fiction) about a lighthouse keeper – The Light Between Oceans. My husband’s stepmother used to take vacations to visit lighthouses 🙂
The lighthouse you took a picture of is very interesting, and I love that you were able to take photos of it in the process of its restoration. In the second photo, the lighthouse seems so at home over the water. It will be nice when the inside is finally restored. It is a little bit of history preserved.
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That sounds like a good book, Robin. That would be a rather lonely job, especially to a light offshore. And to be in there through whatever storm may come–not for the faint of heart. I always thought that would be a great place to live (when I was younger).
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I think it would have been fun to live and work in a lighthouse!
Thank you for this post!
Linda
http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com
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I agree, Linda. You are welcome! Thanks for stopping by.
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So many beautiful lighthouses. I do hope they are preserved for another generation to appreciate their work
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There is something special about lighthouses, Ray’s Mom. Thanks for stopping by to see this one.
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Gorgeous and unusual lighthouse. I’ve been to North Carolina and I loved it. Well, all except the winding roads. 🙂
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That’s one thing about NC, they have nice roads, at least in the areas we’ve traveled. I-95 was getting a bit rough the last time we were on it, but it bears a lot of traffic, being a main artery from Maine to Florida.
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It is a sweet lighthouse Patti! I used to collect lighthouses. I love them.. 🙂
Good Morning!
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I’ve seen some of the collectible lighthouses, Pix, they are lovely. Good morning to you!(though it’s not the same morning)
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I know.. 🙂 I haven’t been on time with my commenting! I have been cheating on blogging by watching kittens on a live stream.. 😀 I am totally distracted!!!
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Watching kittens! I hadn’t thought of being able to do that, but I don’t know why not, just about everything is available somewhere online. Is there a kitten in your future? I used to love watching our play (when I was a kid), the wrestling, hissing, arched backs and fluffed out tails. And then there’s the sneak attack, hunkered down waiting to pounce…Thanks for bringing me a smile and warm fuzzies.
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The lighthouse is lovely. It’s wonderful how it’s been cared for and preserved across the years.
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It’s been mostly local people donating to restore the lighthouse, Sheryl. I appreciate their generosity.
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Beautiful lighthouse! It looks especially pretty on the water.
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We were surprised to see it on the water, Janna. It has really come along. Can’t wait to see inside!
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Besides barns, I love pictures of lighthouses. This one is wonderful!
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Thanks, Darlene. Lighthouses are a favorite of many. I’m glad to see this one restored.
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that´s a lovely lighthouse!
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It is adorable, isn’t it? Thanks for stopping by, NFP.
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I’ve always loved lighthouses! Must have been quite a feat to relocate this one! Thanks for stopping by my place.
Visiting from Water World Wednesday.
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Thanks for visiting, Lisa. We love lighthouses, too. I can’t imagine how they moved it, I wish we’d known, that would have been interesting.
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