{"product_id":"fairfield-connecticut-holiday-ornament-penfield-reef-lighthouse","title":"Fairfield Connecticut Holiday Ornament - Penfield Reef Lighthouse","description":"\u003c!--\nFairfield, Connecticut Holiday Ornament — The Stone House a Mile Offshore\nFairfield CT ornament | fairfield-connecticut-holiday-ornament-penfield-reef-lighthouse | Version: R4.3SP | 2026-09-13\nKeywords: 0 | Tags: 3 | Volume-tier ordered\nContent audit: PASS\n--\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 14px 0;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/collections\/crystal-glass-town-ornaments\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;background:#A8D5F0;color:#0B0B0B;border:1px solid #000000;padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eOther Town Ornaments\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePenfield Reef Lighthouse.\u003c\/strong\u003e A stone house standing in open water a mile off the beach, with no island under it. Just a reef, a caisson, and a family who lived out there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePenfield Reef runs out from Fairfield into Long Island Sound - a long shoal that wrecked enough vessels to earn a light of its own. The lighthouse was completed in 1874: granite, mansard-roofed, the keeper's dwelling and the light built as one structure because there was no room for two. Keepers and their families lived on it for decades, rowing to shore for supplies and school, riding out storms that broke over the roof. It was automated in the twentieth century and still marks the reef today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShoreline Connecticut has a long habit of insisting on the sea while pretending to be suburban. Penfield is the reminder standing offshore - a working structure, unglamorous, that has spent a hundred and fifty years doing one job in weather nobody would choose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrinted on a three-inch faceted crystal glass round, white-backed so the granite detail and the breaking water hold their depth, with the red wreath as the single point of color. The faceted edge takes tree light from any angle. Arrives boxed - white or gold gift box, your choice at checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the Fairfield boater, the beach walker, the one who can point it out on the horizon from Penfield Beach. Merlin Classics profits support hunger relief.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:16px 0 0 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3-inch (76 mm) round crystal glass ornament\u003c\/strong\u003e · faceted gem-cut edge · white-backed print for crisp contrast · red ribbon hanger · your choice of white or gold gift box, included · free U.S. shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:18px 0 0 0;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 14px 0;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/collections\/fairfield-ct-retro-apparel-hats-home-goods\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;background:#F0EAD6;color:#0B0B0B;border:1px solid #000000;padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eMore Fairfield CT Items\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:18px 0 0 0;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBelow are excerpts from our Fairfield history page. The Fairfield town logo and the full town story are available through the collection link above.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cmeta name=\"keywords\" content=\"fairfield holiday ornament\"\u003e\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"fairfield holiday ornament\"\u003e\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"town ornament\"\u003e\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"merlin classics\"\u003e\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\", \"@type\": \"FAQPage\", \"mainEntity\": [{\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Is there a Fairfield holiday ornament featuring the penfield reef lighthouse?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Yes. This 3-inch faceted crystal ornament carries original penfield reef lighthouse art for Fairfield, Connecticut, white-backed and boxed in white or gold.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"What size is the ornament and how is it made?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"It is a 3-inch (76 mm) round in solid crystal glass with a faceted gem-cut edge; the art is printed on a white-backed face and it hangs from a red ribbon.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Does it come gift-boxed?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Yes. Choose a white or gold gift box at checkout; each ornament ships boxed, without prices, with free U.S. shipping.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Is it safe for a tree with children?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"It is real glass and a decorative piece for adult collectors, not a toy - hang it high and wipe gently with a dry microfiber cloth.\"}}]}\u003c\/script\u003e","brand":"Merlin Classics","offers":[{"title":"One size \/ Circle + White Gift Packaging","offer_id":49242629439705,"sku":"25577386097371349341","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"One size \/ Circle + Gold Gift Packaging","offer_id":49242629472473,"sku":"48043643836167238027","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/9374\/9465\/files\/11114153747648884177_2048.jpg?v=1789328205","url":"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/products\/fairfield-connecticut-holiday-ornament-penfield-reef-lighthouse","provider":"Merlin Classics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}