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Annapolis
Harbour Center
Annapolis, MD
 Lighthouse
Condominiums
Wells, ME
 BlueJacket Shipcrafters
Searsport, ME
The Annapolis Harbour Center, a shopping center, features this full-sized, faux lighthouse. [map]

This lighthouse at Lighthouse Condominiums originally advertised for the Coastal Motel. There is an arrow with bulbs inside the top part. It is lit from May to October. For more, see this website. [map]

BlueJacket Shipcrafters has been making model ships and boats since 1905. This lighthouse building is used for the company's offices and production. It also contains a gallery of different models as well. The lighthouse building has been here since at least the mid-1980s. It was previously a gift shop and ice cream stand. By 2019, the building had been painted with red and white stripes. [map]

More Maine:
Robert's Maine Grill (Kittery)
Portland Observatory (Portland)
Lobster Claw (Saco)
former Trenton Lighthouse Restaurant (Trenton) [map]
Lighthouse Restaurant (Wiscasset)

More Maryland:
Bay 'n Surf Restaurant (Laurel) [gone]

Christian Harmony Ministries
Detroit, MI
The Christian Harmony Ministries building has a lighthouse feature on the side. I don't know if this church was the original occupant. The building appears to be from the 1940s. These photos are from 2011. The top of the lighthouse has been missing since around 2018. [map]

Lighthouse Law Center
Lake Orion, MI		 Tawas Motel
Tawas City, MI		 Lighthouse Lounge [gone]
Bay City, MI
I believe the Lighthouse Law Center was built in 2001. The building was vacant in 2019. [map]

The Tawas Motel lighthouses are references to the nearby Tawas Point Lighthouse in East Tawas. [map]

The Lighthouse Lounge corner facade appears to be from the 1940s. The Liquor sign is probably from then or the 1950s. I don't know how long the lighthouse has been on the roof or the bar has gone by this name. These photos are from 2011. The lighthouse was still there in 2012 but gone by 2018. For more, see this website.

Frying Pan Island
Lighthouse
Sault Ste. Marie, MI
 Bearclaw Coffee
South Haven, MI
 Lighthouse
Menahga, MN
The Frying Pan Island Lighthouse was built in 1882. The 18-foot-tall structure was used as an actual lighthouse. It was moved here to the Coast Guard Station in 1988. [map]

Bearclaw Coffee shared this lighthouse building with Beachfront Bicycle Rental when this photo was taken in 2011. By 2012, the building was housing the Lighthouse Coffee Joint. By 2015, the building was housing Hook Up Charters. Before 2006, the building housed Captain Nichols Fleet office. In 1991, it was housing Lighthouse Ribs. Does anyone know what was here originally? For more, see this website. [map]

I don't know what business this Lighthouse in Menahga is associated with. It is located just a block from Spirit Lake. [map]

More Michigan:
Colony Tower (Clay Township)
Candy Corner Fudge (Mackinaw City)
Devils Lake View Living Gift Shop (Manitou Beach)

former Burnett's Lighthouse Frozen Custard & Deli
Gladstone, MO
2005: 2010:
Burnett's Lighthouse Frozen Custard opened around 2003 and closed sometime between 2005 and 2010. The building's rooftop lighthouse is still there although the occupant is now Mid-American Title Loans. [map]

Lighthouse
Dexter, MO
 Mark Twain
Memorial Lighthouse
Hannibal, MO
 Lighthouse
Baptist Church
St. Ann, MO		 Stormy
Point Village
Branson, MO		 Lighthouse Dental
Washington, MO
The Lighthouse in Dexter is located at the Lighthouse Christian Center. The beacon is functional and lit at night. [map]

The Mark Twain Memorial Lighthouse in Hannibal was built in 1935. It was destroyed by a windstorm in 1960 and rebuilt in 1963. It was rebuilt again in 2019. [map]

The Lighthouse Baptist Church features a 45 tall lighthouse. It was built sometime in or after the 1980s. [map]

The Stormy Point Village lighthouse is 63 feet tall. It was modeled after the Cape Hatteras lighthouse in Buxton, NC. The resort was built in 2005. [map]

The Lighthouse Dental building appears to be modern. [map]

Round Island
Lighthouse
Pascagoula, MS		 Lighthouse
Gulfport, MS
>The Round Island Lighthouse is a real lighthouse, built in 1859. In 1998, the lighthouse was toppled by Hurricane Georges. In 2010, the remains of the lighthouse were moved inland to US-90. The restoration was completed in 2015. For more, see this website. [map]

The Lighthouse in Gulfport is located at the Gulfport Municipal Marina. It is 46 feet tall and was built in 2011. It is meant to resemble the former Ship Island Lighthouse. [map]

Lighthouse [gone]
Fuquay-Varina, NC		 Lighthouse [gone]
Wilson, NC		 Kenly 95
Truckstop
Kenly, NC
This Lighthouse in Fuquay-Varina was installed at Lighthouse Leisure, a pool and spa company. The business is now known as Clay's Power Equipment and the lighthouse is gone.

This Lighthouse in Wilson was located in the parking lot of Worrell's Seafood Restaurant. The restaurant closed and the lighthouse was removed around 2023.

The Kenly lighthouse is 65 feet tall. It was built in 2010 at the Kenly 95 Truckstop which is located right off I-95. The lighthouse is meant to resemble the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. [map]

More North Carolina:
Morehead City

Linoma Beach
Gretna, NE
 Lighthouse
Minatare, NE
 Lighthouse
Omaha, NE
 Lighthouse
Kearney, NE
The Linoma Beach lighthouse was built in 1939. There was originally a gas station at its base and a restaurant nearby. It is 100 feet tall and made of concrete with metal panels. It stands next to the Platte River at the Linoma Beach Resort. The name "Linoma" came from the resort's location between Lincoln and Omaha. The beacon at the top is no longer lit. [map]

The Lighthouse in Minatare functions as a picnic shelter and observation tower. It was built by the Veterans Conservation Corps in 1939. It is 55 feet tall and located on Lake Minatare. For more, see this website. [map]

The Lighthouse in Omaha was built in the 1990s and installed downtown on the Lewis and Clark Riverwalk. It is 22 feet tall and was originally painted with red and white bands. It was removed and stored for several years before being moved to Glenn Cunningham Park on Cunningham Lake. In 2018, the lake was infested with zebra mussels and common carp. It was drained and the entire park was restored before reopening in 2021. During that time, the lighthouse was restored painted with green and white bands. [map]

The Lighthouse in Kearney was built in the Harmon Park rock garden as a WPA project in 1940. For more, see this website. [map]

Lighthouse House
Lincoln, NE
This Lighthouse House was built in 2005 for Greg and Faye Osborn. It is located on Capitol Beach Lake. [map]

More Nebraska:
Ogallala

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