The keepers’ quarters at the Bodie Island lighthouse caught fire around noon, Cape Hatteras National Seashore said.

It shares a sandy beach with two renovated keeper's quarters rental homes, ... "They are the way that they were when the keepers from the lighthouse service were living there," he says.

"You've got tight living quarters. We're out here in the middle of the river, so it's about as close as you can get to the river without getting wet." Anna joined Patrick as lighthouse keeper in 2011.

There are 779 lighthouses left standing in the U.S. Many are being auctioned off by the U.S. General Services Administration.

From renting to volunteering, opportunities abound in Michigan to sleep in lighthouse quarters. We followed along as guests ...

The Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Lighthouse, purchased from a government auction in 2011, has been painstakingly restored as a summer home while maintaining its function as an active beacon.

The living quarters are no longer standing, ... In 1873, head lighthouse keeper Fayette Crosby led the first lighting of the Yaquina Head Lighthouse. A century and a half later, ...

The role of lighthouse keepers has shifted since the 1800s. They used to run the foghorn, ... Compensation includes a health plan and living quarters on the island. ...

The Borden Flats Lighthouse, a successful B&B, is up for sale. But the current owner is looking for only a special new light-keeper with "passion." ...