Warwick Light, also known as Warwick Lighthouse, is an historic lighthouse in Warwick, Rhode Island, United States.[2][3][4]
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| Location | Warwick, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°40′1.8″N 71°22′41.9″W / 41.667167°N 71.378306°W |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
History
editThe 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Rhode Island". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ (2013-03-20). "Lighthouses of Rhode Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Further reading
edit- 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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