Warwick Light

Warwick Light, also known as Warwick Lighthouse, is an historic lighthouse in Warwick, Rhode Island.

Warwick Light
2007
LocationWarwick, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°40′1.8″N 71°22′41.9″W
Year first constructed1827
Year first lit1932
Automated1985
FoundationReinforced concrete
ConstructionCast Iron
Tower shapeCylindrical with octagonal lantern and base
Markings / patternWhite with black lantern
Tower height15.5 metre 
Focal height66 feet (20 m)
Original lensFourth order Fresnel lens
Current lens9.8 inches (250 mm) (1985)
Range12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi)
CharacteristicOcculting Green 4 seconds
Operates 24 hours
Fog signalHorn, 1 every 15 sec
Admiralty numberJ0608
ARLHS numberUSA-871
USCG number1-19345

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Heritageplace listed on the National Register of Historic Places 
Warwick Lighthouse
2008
Built1899 (keeper's quarters)
Architectural styleStick/Eastlake (keeper's quarters)
MPSLighthouses of Rhode Island TR
NRHP reference No.88000268 [4]
Added to NRHPMarch 30, 1988

History

The first light on the site was built in 1827. The original keeper's residence was replaced in 1899. The current structure at Warwick Neck was built on the site in 1932. In 1985, the light was the last Rhode Island lighthouse automated. The light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 as Warwick Lighthouse.

See also

Notes
  1. "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Rhode Island". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
  2. Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2013. p. 179.
  3. Rowlett, Russ (2013-03-20). "Lighthouses of Rhode Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

Further reading
  • America's Atlantic Coast Lighthouse, Kenneth Kochel, 1996.
  • Northeast Lights: Lighthouses and Lightships, Rhode Island to Cape May, New Jersey, Robert Bachand, 1989.
  • The Keeper's Log, Spring 1986.


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