I was thinking about this thread yesterday, when driving down a road I travel 3 to 5 times per week (for over 20 years) I noticed for the first time a lighthouse in the lawn of a residence about 2 miles from my house. It was overlooking the water, so a nautical theme was appropriate. I must have seen it hundreds of times, but yesterday was the first time it registered in my brain.
Western Washington state.
I’ve seen a number of those, including one on the street where I grew up, although I haven’t been back there for at least 30 years so it may be gone now. I did see one in MA within the past couple of years. I can’t understand why it’s still an acceptable lawn ornament to anyone even with that fig leaf.
According to Wikipedia, there are two distinct types of lawn jockeys, a smaller one which is a caricature of a young Black boy, which seems to be what most of the above discussion is referring to, and a taller one depicting a young Caucasian man. They both have (rather weird IMHO) names; the former is called Jocko and the latter is called Cavalier Spirit. Cavalier Spirit is taller, more slender and without the exaggerated features of Jocko.
They look like this, except not Packer green and gold. (apparently you have to click to get the image.)
It reminded me of this one in Sarasota that was dilapidated for awhile, not being logically useful for anything other than storage and treated as such for the longest time.
Its master building looks quite logical and useful, though. I’m surprised more people don’t have a house with two upper level patios even if they don’t like the nautical theme.
Although I confess the lighthouse could also be used as a novelty guest bedroom, but that’s assuming it has plumbing. It would be too awkward to stay in all the time. EDIT: originally it didn’t have the addition sticking out its back. I assume that it was put in to make each levels be larger than a single smallish room.