Warwick Light

Warwick Light

Location	Warwick, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°40′1.8″N71°22′41.9″W / 41.667167°N 71.378306°W / 41.667167; -71.378306
Tower
Constructed	1827
Foundation	Reinforced concrete
Construction	Cast Iron
Automated	1985
Height	15.5 m (51 ft)
Shape	Cylindrical with octagonal lantern and base
Markings	White with black lantern
Heritage	National Register of Historic Places listed place
Fog signal	Horn, 1 every 15 sec
Light
First lit	1932
Focal height	66 feet (20 m)
Lens	Fourth order Fresnel lens (original), 9.8 inches (250 mm) (1985)
Range	12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi)
Characteristic	Occulting Green 4 seconds Operates 24 hours
Warwick Lighthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
2008
Built	1899 (keeper's quarters)
Architectural style	Stick/Eastlake (keeper's quarters)
MPS	Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR
NRHP reference No.	88000268 [1]
Added to NRHP	March 30, 1988

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

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

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Kent County, Rhode Island

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 May 1, 2017.
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 (March 20, 2013). "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.