Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Rhode Island--Block Island (North) Light

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BLOCK ISLAND (NORTH) LIGHT

State: RHODE ISLAND
Location: SANDY POINT / N. END BLOCK ISLAND
Nearest City: NEW SHOREHAM
County: WASHINGTON
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1829

1974 photo by James Gibbs for Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1867
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: 1970-1989
Automated: 1955
Foundation Materials:
Construction Materials: GRANITE/WOOD
Markings/Patterns: BROWN
Shape: OCTAGONAL ON DWELLING ROOF
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 55
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1867
Present Optic: DCB-24
Year Present Lens Installed: 1989
Height of Focal Plane: 61
Fresnel Lens Disposition: ORIGINAL FOURTH ORDER LENS ON DISPLAY IN INTERPRETIVE
CENTER
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO (REMOVED)

Year Tower Constructed: 1973

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1867
Number of Stories: 2.5
Architectural Style: VICTORIAN/ITALIANATE
Construction Materials: GRANITE

Other Structures: 2 STORAGE BUILDINGS

Current Use: INTERPRETIVE CENTER

Owner/Manager: U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE / TOWN OF NEW SHOREHAM

Open to the Public? YES (Go to Lighthouses to Visit for access information)

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #74000008
Name of Listing: BLOCK ISLAND NORTH LIGHT (LIGHTHOUSES OF RHODE ISLAND TR)
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
STATION BEGAN AS TWIN TOWERS; REBUILT 1837, 1857, AND 1867; LIGHT DISPLAYED ON SKELETON TOWER 1973-1989

Last Modified: Tues, Mar 26 2002 9:25:02 am EDT
JMP

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