Block Island North Light
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| Location | Sandy Point, New Shoreham, Rhode Island |
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| Constructed | 1867 |
| Construction | Granite/wood |
| Automated | 1955 |
| Height | 55 feet (17 m) |
| Shape | Octagonal tower |
| Markings | Brown |
| Fog signal | none |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1867 |
| Deactivated | 1973-1989, 2008-2010 |
| Focal height | 61 feet (19 m) |
| Lens | Fourth order Fresnel |
| Range | 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) |
| Characteristic | File:Light Signal FI W 5s.gif Flashing white light every 5 seconds |
Block Island North Light | |
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| MPS | Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR (AD) |
| NRHP reference No. | 74000008 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 23, 1974 |
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Block Island North Light (Lighthouse), built in 1867, is a historic lighthouse on Block Island, Rhode Island (New Shoreham).
History
[edit | edit source]The first light on the site was built in 1829. The current structure at Sandy Point is the fourth lighthouse built on the site and was made of granite and iron in 1867. The light was deactivated in 1973 and United States Fish and Wildlife Service acquired the lighthouse. The lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
After years of neglect, the lighthouse, along with two acres of land, was sold to New Shoreham in 1984 for $1 USD. Following much renovation by the North Light Commission, it was relighted in 1989, and a museum opened on the first floor in 1993. Then, in 2008, the light underwent restoration at Georgetown Ironworks in Massachusetts and was returned in 2009. Finally, on 23 October 2010, a relighting ceremony took place.[2]
Structure
[edit | edit source]The building is made of brown granite. The tower is octagonal in shape, 55 feet (17 m) in height, and provides a focal plane height of 61 feet (19 m). It contains a fourth-order Fresnel lens, which flashes white light every five seconds, and has a range of 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi). The lighthouse does not have a foghorn.[3]
A wind generator and solar panels provide much of the power for the building.
See also
[edit | edit source]- Block Island Southeast Light
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Rhode Island
References
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External links
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- Lighthouses in Washington County, Rhode Island
- Lighthouse museums in Rhode Island
- Museums in Washington County, Rhode Island
- New Shoreham, Rhode Island
- Lighthouses completed in 1867
- Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
- National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Rhode Island
- 1867 establishments in Rhode Island
- United States lighthouse stubs
- Washington County, Rhode Island Registered Historic Place stubs