$360,000 Bid For Fairfield's Penfield Reef Lighthouse: Report

FAIRFIELD, CT — It looks like there is a buyer for Fairfield's Penfield Reef Lighthouse, which was auctioned off last year. Who bought the property, however, is a mystery because the deal has not yet closed.

The Connecticut Post reported that a $360,000 bid was accepted for the nearly 150-year-old lighthouse, but the purchase paperwork has not been completed.

Located off the coast of Fairfield, the lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. It marks a submerged reef, and the property includes a 51-foot octagonal light structure above a two-story keeper's cottage that measures close to 1,600 square feet.

Bidding began in June 2021 at $100,000, and was increased in $10,000 increments, according to the U.S. General Services Administration.

When the sale will close is not known, but at that time, the buyer's identity reportedly will be public record.

Click here to view the original bid document.

Read the Connecticut Post story.