Warwick Light
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| Location | Warwick, Rhode Island |
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| Constructed | 1827 |
| Foundation | Reinforced concrete |
| Construction | Cast Iron |
| Automated | 1985 |
| Shape | Cylindrical with octagonal lantern and base |
| Markings | White with black lantern |
| 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 |
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Warwick Light, also known as Warwick Lighthouse, is an historic lighthouse in Warwick, Rhode Island, United States.[2][3][4]
History
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]References
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Further reading
[edit | edit source]- 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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Categories:
- Buildings and structures in Warwick, Rhode Island
- Narragansett Bay
- Lighthouses completed in 1827
- Lighthouses completed in 1932
- Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
- National Register of Historic Places in Kent County, Rhode Island
- Tourist attractions in Kent County, Rhode Island
- Transportation buildings and structures in Kent County, Rhode Island
- 1827 establishments in Rhode Island
- Stick-Eastlake architecture in Rhode Island
- United States lighthouse stubs
- Kent County, Rhode Island Registered Historic Place stubs