Type:
Year Established:
1810
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2002
Photo Credit:
Candace Clifford
Photo Courtesy of:
U.S. Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
WEST SIDE OF NARRAGANSETT BAY ENTRANCE
Latitude:
41° 21.7'
Longitude:
71° 28.9'
City / Town:
NARRAGANSETT
U.S. State:
Rhode Island
Location County:
WASHINGTON
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1857
Tower Construction Material:
BROWNSTONE
Tower Foundation:
GRANITE BLOCKS
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
65 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
46 feet
Tower Shape:
OCTAGONAL CONICAL
Tower Daymark:
Brown and White
Fog Signal Building?:
Yes
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1923
Fog Signal Bldg Construction Materials:
DRESSED STONE
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1857
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
BRICK
Other Structures:
BRICK OIL HOUSE (1917), RADIOBEACON BUILDING (1939); DESTROYED: ASST. KEEPERS (1874)
OPTICS
Current Optic:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
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