Pomham Rocks

Year Established:
1871
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2023
Photo Credit:
Charlie Gruetzner
Photo Courtesy of:
Friends of Pomham Rocks

LOCATION

Location:
PROVIDENCE RIVER
Latitude:
41° 46.6'
Longitude:
71° 22.2'
City / Town:
EAST PROVIDENCE
U.S. State:
Rhode Island
Location County:
PROVIDENCE
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Owner / Manager:
Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse
Open to Public:
Yes
Light List Data:
  1. Pomham Rocks
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1871
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD
Tower Foundation:
STONE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
67 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
37 feet
Tower Shape:
OCTAGONAL ON SQUARE HOUSE
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1871
Keeper's Quarters Style:
SECOND EMPIRE INTEGRAL
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
Other Structures:
OIL HOUSE

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
REMOVED
Original Optic Type:
SIXTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1871
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes

Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017