Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Rhode Island--Bristol Ferry Light

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BRISTOL FERRY LIGHT

State: RHODE ISLAND
Location: STRAIT BETWEEN MOUNT HOPE AND NARRAGANSETT BAYS
Nearest City: BRISTOL
County: BRISTOL
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1846

Photo courtesy of Ted Smith, 2002

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1855
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1927
Automated: 1928
Foundation Materials:
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: WHITE
Shape: SQUARE WITH FAUX LANTERN
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 34
Original Optic: SIXTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1855
Present Optic: REMOVED
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 35
Fresnel Lens Disposition:

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date: 1846
Description: LIGHTSHIP MARKED SITE 1846-1855
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1855
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: FEDERAL REVIVAL
Construction Materials: BRICK

Other Structures: BRICK OIL HOUSE (1904)

Current Use: PRIVATE RESIDENCE

Owner/Manager: PRIVATE OWNER

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #87001696
Name of Listing: BRISTOL FERRY LIGHT (LIGHTHOUSES OF RHODE ISLAND TR)
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
MARKED BY PRIVATE LIGHTSHIP 1846-1855; REPLACED BY 30-FOOT SKELETON TOWER W/ACETYLENE LIGHT IN 1927 WHICH WAS DISCONTINUED & REMOVED IN 1930 WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MOUNT HOPE BRIDGE

Last Modified: Tues, June 25 2002 10:31:02 am EDT
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