Type:
Year Established:
1872
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1879
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2001
Photo Credit:
Mike and Carol McKinney
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Providence River
Latitude:
41° 45.42'
Longitude:
71° 22.31'
City / Town:
EAST PROVIDENCE
U.S. State:
Rhode Island
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1969
Disposition:
Burned and Pier Demolished in 1969 to Make Room For Widening of River Channel
Year Tower Established:
1872
Tower Construction Material:
MASONRY
Tower Foundation:
GRANITE BREAKWATER
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
51 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
36 feet
Tower Shape:
OCTAGONAL ON SQUARE HOUSE
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1872
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
MASONRY
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
SIXTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1872
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018