Every New England coast has a lighthouse that tells you you’re almost home. The Harbor Beacon brings that feeling to your garden, porch, or front walk.

 

Standing a full five feet tall on a six-sided base, this hand-built lighthouse tapers gracefully toward the top, just like the working towers along the shore. Bold blue panels are framed by crisp white trim, with arched windows climbing the tower and a little paneled door at the bottom. Up top, a wraparound gallery with a chain railing circles the glass lantern room, finished with a black cap and pointed finial.

 

The real showstopper happens after dark. A solar-powered revolving strobe light turns inside the lantern room, sweeping bright pulses of light around your yard just like a working lighthouse. It charges in the sun all day and switches on by itself at dusk, so there are no cords, no outlets, and nothing to remember.

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I build each Harbor Beacon by hand in my New England shop, with the same care I put into everything I make. It’s meant to live outdoors, greet your guests, and be a landmark of its own in your yard.

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Details

• Handcrafted wooden lighthouse, 5 feet tall

• Painted blue with white trim, black lantern cap

• Solar-powered revolving strobe beacon, turns on automatically at dusk

• Handmade to order in New England

• Because each lighthouse is made by hand, small variations make yours one of a kind

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The Story Behind the Harbor Beacon

I’ve always had a soft spot for New England lighthouses. Growing up around the coast, I loved how each tower stood alone on the rocks, steady in every kind of weather, and how the sight of one meant you were nearly home. There’s something comforting about a light that keeps turning whether anyone is watching or not.

 

I also love my English gardenand one day it struck me that it was missing something. It needed a landmark, a point for the eye to settle on, and a little bit of the coast to keep me company.

 

So I built one. I wanted it to look like the real towers I admire, with a tapered body, crisp white trim, arched windows, and a gallery wrapped in chain railing. I gave it a revolving strobe light so that at dusk it would sweep across the garden the way a true beacon sweeps across the water.

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Purchase Information: ​

• If interested, please inquire below about special ordering as each piece is made by hand. Build times vary depending on our current schedule.​​