Type:
Year Established:
1887
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
RI Gull Rocks.jpg (43.01 KB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Newport Harbor/narragansett Bay
Latitude:
41° 30.09'
Longitude:
71° 20.01'
City / Town:
NEWPORT
U.S. State:
Rhode Island
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1928
Disposition:
Replaced with Skeletal Tower in 1939, Dismantled 1970 After Construction of Newport Bridge, Rubble Base and Oil House Remain
Year Tower Established:
1887
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
42 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
33 feet
Tower Shape:
A-FRAME
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1887
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
TUBULAR LANTERNS (TWO LIGHTS)
Year Original Lens Installed:
1887
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018
Destroyed only remains are a partial Oil House.