Hillsboro LighthousePreservation Society

Memorial Bricks

Establish your place in the future, in a beautiful corner of Broward County's past.

An engraved brick is the perfect way to mark a special occasion, or to pay lasting tribute to a family member, friend or pet. Your brick and its message become a permanent part of the Hillsboro Inlet Light Station, for your children, grandchildren and friends to visit for generations to come. Your history will become a part of our history!

The Commemorative Brick Patio was approved in 2010 and dedicated in 2011. It sits in front of the old Radio Room on the lighthouse grounds, around the flagpole, a U.S. Lighthouse Service bell and the Lighthouse Keepers’ Memorial Plaque. You can see it on any tour day.

Download the order form (PDF) Pay online How to order

The brick patio, with the flagpole and the U.S. Lighthouse Service bell
The brick patio, with the flagpole and the U.S. Lighthouse Service bell
A brick for Keeper Ben F. Stone and his family
A brick for Keeper Ben F. Stone and his family
Flowers left on the patio
Flowers left on the patio

Choose your brick

4″ × 8″ brick

$100

4″ × 8″ × 2¼″

Text only
3 lines, 20 characters each
With an insignia
3 lines, 12 characters each

8″ × 8″ brick

$175

8″ × 8″ × 2¼″

Text only
6 lines, 20 characters each
With an insignia
4 lines, 20 characters each

Mini brick replica

$25

A small copy of your brick to keep: a paperweight, a gift for a loved one or an everyday reminder.

Sold only with a full-size brick: $125 with a 4″ × 8″, $200 with an 8″ × 8″. Insignia aren't available on mini bricks.

Add an insignia (optional, free)

A full-size brick can carry a free insignia from the Brick Markers clipart library: sports and hobbies, animals, faith and holiday symbols, letters, and military and service seals. Click a page to see it full size, then write the insignia’s code (such as 4AN for the sea turtle) on the order form. A few favorites, including the lighthouse, are shown at the top of the order form, and there are more on the Brick Markers website.

Insignia choices: Sports, arts and education, animals
Sports, arts and education, animals
Insignia choices: Everyday, faith, holidays, zoo
Everyday, faith, holidays, zoo
Insignia choices: Letters, seals and badges (military and service)
Letters, seals and badges (military and service)

Preview your message

Pick a size, choose whether to add an insignia, and type your lines to see how they’ll fit.

How to order

  1. Choose a size and, if you like, an insignia.
  2. Write your message, keeping within the line and character limits for your brick. Spaces and punctuation count as characters.
  3. Fill in the order form with your message, insignia code and contact details. Every brick needs an order form, however you pay.
  4. Pay online by card, or by check.

    Pay online

    Online, choose your brick (with or without a mini brick); you can add a donation too. If you pay online, write "Paid online" on the order form and leave the card details blank. To pay by check, make it payable to "Hillsboro Lighthouse Preservation Society, Inc."

  5. Mail the order form (with your check, if paying by check) to:

    Hillsboro Lighthouse Preservation Society
    Attn: Commemorative Brick Patio
    PO Box 326
    Pompano Beach, FL 33061-0326

Giving a brick as a gift? The order form has a line for gift certificates.

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