"Anna" wrote in message
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I recently moved into an older house. There is a light switch by the front
door that doesn't seem to do anything. All the light fixtures inside and
outside have good bulbs in them and switch on and off.

Why would there be a switch by the door with no light?


As others mentioned there could be a wall receptacle controlled by that
switch. Since it is an older house anything is possible. I've opened up
switches in homes only to find that no wires are connected to them. There
may have been some additional lighting outside that was eliminated at some
point. Like someone else mentioned there may have been a ceiling fixture
that was eliminated and the ceiling electrical box was covered over. When
you do some remodeling you may find out what it is for.