Warwick Light

Warwick Light, also known as Warwick Lighthouse, is an historic lighthouse in Warwick, Rhode Island, United States.[2][3][4]

Warwick Light
LocationWarwick, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°40′1.8″N 71°22′41.9″W
Tower
Constructed1827
FoundationReinforced concrete
ConstructionCast Iron
Automated1985
Height15.5 m (51 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
ShapeCylindrical with octagonal lantern and base
MarkingsWhite with black lantern
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Fog signalHorn, 1 every 15 sec
Light
First lit1932
Focal height66 feet (20 m)
LensFourth order Fresnel lens (original), 9.8 inches (250 mm) (1985)
Range12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi)
CharacteristicOcculting Green 4 seconds
Operates 24 hours
Warwick Lighthouse
2008
Built1899 (keeper's quarters)
Architectural styleStick/Eastlake (keeper's quarters)
MPSLighthouses of Rhode Island TR
NRHP reference No.88000268 [1]
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

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Rhode Island". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
  3. 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.
  4. Rowlett, Russ (2013-03-20). "Lighthouses of Rhode Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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


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