Everett's mini-Frank Lloyd Wright builds neighborhood of extra tiny homes
EVERETT — Look hard enough at the backyards of the homes dotting Silver Lake while on the water and you might see the Mukilteo lighthouse blinking ...
EVERETT — Look hard enough at the backyards of the homes dotting Silver Lake while on the water and you might see the Mukilteo lighthouse blinking back. You might say it's a little like the real thing. It's Gary Fontes' replica, meticulously reconstructed at one-twelfth the size of the original in 2017. The lighthouse led him down a path to three other projects borne out of the uncertainty and boredom of the pandemic. It has spawned an incredible hobby. Fontes, 70, has four 'little houses' — a term he prefers over 'miniatures,' because this isn't a train set — all lovingly made and intricately detailed.