Type:
Year Established:
1826
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
Dutch Island RI.jpg (5.73 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
DUTCH ISLAND/NARRAGANSETT BAY
Latitude:
41° 29.48'
Longitude:
71° 24.17'
City / Town:
JAMESTOWN
U.S. State:
Rhode Island
Location County:
NEWPORT
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1979
Year Tower Established:
1857
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Tower Foundation:
SURFACE ROCK
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
54 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
35 feet
Tower Shape:
SQUARE/ORIG. ATTACHED TO DWELLING
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1857
Keeper's Quarters Style:
GREEK REVIVAL ATTACHED
Other Structures:
REMAINS OF CISTERN, CONCRETE STORAGE BLDG. (1916); DESTROYED: BOATHOUSE
OPTICS
Current Optic:
REMOVED
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1857
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017