Type:
Year Established:
1854
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
s_071_Ida_Lewis_RI_US.jpg (2.82 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Courtesy of:
U.S. Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
INNER NEWPORT HARBOR
Latitude:
41° 28.39'
Longitude:
71° 19.35'
City / Town:
NEWPORT
U.S. State:
Rhode Island
Location County:
NEWPORT
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
Ida Lewis Yacht Club
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1927-19??
Year Tower Established:
1854
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
28 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
13 feet
Tower Shape:
SQUARE ATTACHED TO SIDE OF BUILDING
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1856
Keeper's Quarters Style:
GREEK REVIVAL (ATTACHED)
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
GRANITE/BRICK
OPTICS
Current Optic:
REMOVED
Original Optic Type:
SIXTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1854
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017