Type:
Year Established:
1897
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2005
Photo Credit:
Mike & Carol McKinney
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
WEST PASSAGE/NARRAGANSETT BAY
Latitude:
41° 31.49'
Longitude:
71° 24.20'
City / Town:
NORTH KINGSTOWN
U.S. State:
Rhode Island
Location County:
WASHINGTON
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1941
Year Tower Established:
1897
Tower Construction Material:
CAST IRON/CONCRETE
Tower Foundation:
SUB TYPE CAST IRON CAISSON
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
54 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
54 feet
Tower Shape:
"SPARK PLUG"/CONICAL ON CYL. BASE
Tower Daymark:
Black
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1899
Keeper's Quarters Style:
INTEGRAL
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
CAST IRON
Other Structures:
CISTERN IN BASEMENT OF STRUCTURE AND ASST KEEPERS QUARTERS ON ONE OF THE FLOORS
OPTICS
Current Optic:
BUOY BEACON
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1897
Private Aid:
Yes
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017