Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Rhode Island--Conanicut Island Light (Old)

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CONANICUT ISLAND LIGHT (OLD)

State: RHODE ISLAND
Location: NORTH END OF CONANICUT ISLAND
Nearest City: JAMESTOWN
County: NEWPORT
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1886

Photo courtesy of Ted Smith, 2002

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1886
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1933
Automated: 1933
Foundation Materials:
Construction Materials: WOOD
Markings/Patterns: RED W/WHITE TRIM
Shape: SQUARE WITHOUT LANTERN
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height:
Original Optic: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1891
Present Optic: REMOVED
Year Present Lens Installed: 1933
Height of Focal Plane: 47
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? YES

Year Tower Constructed: 1933
Type: SKELETAL STEEL
Tower Height: 50
Height of Focal Plane: 60

Existing Sound Signal Building? YES

Year Constructed: 1907
Construction Materials: BRICK
Architectural Style:
Fog Signal Type: SIREN/ORIG. BELL

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1886
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: RED FRAME GOTHIC REVIVAL
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures: BARN (1897), BRICK OIL HOUSE (1901)

Current Use: PRIVATE RESIDENCE

Owner/Manager: PRIVATE OWNER

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED Reference #87001698
Name of Listing: CONANICUT ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE (LIGHTHOUSES OF RHODE ISLAND TR)
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
NEW TOWER INACTIVE MID-1980S

Last Modified: Tues, Mar 26 2002 10:10:02 am EDT
JMP

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