Type:
Year Established:
1869
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1879
Download:
CIMG6737.jpeg (393.48 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Courtesy of:
U.S. Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
NORTH OF NEWPORT HARBOR
Latitude:
41° 29.42'
Longitude:
71° 20.35'
City / Town:
NEWPORT
U.S. State:
Rhode Island
Location County:
NEWPORT
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1971-1992
Year Tower Established:
1870
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD
Tower Foundation:
MASONRY
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
58 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
38 feet
Tower Shape:
OCTAGONAL
Fog Signal Building?:
Yes
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1912
Fog Signal Bldg Construction Materials:
BRICK
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1870
Keeper's Quarters Style:
SECOND EMPIRE REVIVAL
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD FRAME
Other Structures:
BRICK OIL HOUSE (CA. 1912), FRAME PUBLIC BUILDING (1992), BELL IN A-FRAME (1885), BRICK FOG HORN BLDGS. (1912)
OPTICS
Current Optic:
MODERN NAVIGATION LIGHT
Original Optic Type:
SIXTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1869
Private Aid:
Yes
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017