Type:
Year Established:
1886
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
b_168b_Conanicut_RI_US.jpg (1.69 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
NORTH END OF CONANICUT ISLAND
Latitude:
41° 34.25'
Longitude:
71° 22.20'
City / Town:
JAMESTOWN
U.S. State:
Rhode Island
Location County:
NEWPORT
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1933
Year Tower Established:
1886
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
45 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
37 feet
Tower Shape:
SQUARE WITHOUT LANTERN
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
Yes
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1907
Fog Signal Bldg Construction Materials:
BRICK
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1886
Keeper's Quarters Style:
RED FRAME GOTHIC REVIVAL
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
Other Structures:
BARN (1897), BRICK OIL HOUSE (1901)
OPTICS
Current Optic:
REMOVED
Original Optic Type:
FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1886
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017