Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Rhode Island--Dutch Island Light

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DUTCH ISLAND LIGHT

State: RHODE ISLAND
Location: DUTCH ISLAND / NARRAGANSETT BAY
Nearest City: JAMESTOWN
County: NEWPORT
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1826

Photo courtesy of Jeremy D'Entremont, May 2000

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1857
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1979
Automated: 1947
Foundation Materials: SURFACE ROCK
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: SQUARE/ORIG. ATTACHED TO DWELLING
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 42
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1857
Present Optic: REMOVED
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 56
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Fog Signal Type: BELL

Existing Keepers Quarters? NO (DESTROYED 1960)

Year Constructed: 1857
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: GREEK REVIVAL ATTACHED
Construction Materials:

Other Structures: REMAINS OF CISTERN, CONCRETE STORAGE BUILDING (1916); DESTROYED: BOATHOUSE

Current Use: STATE PARK?

Owner/Manager: RHODE ISLAND DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (ISLAND) / U.S. COAST GUARD LEASE TO AMERICAN LIGHTHOUSE FOUNDATION (TOWER)

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

Web Site: LINK

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #87001701
Name of Listing: DUTCH ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE (RHODE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSES TR)
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1988

Miscellaneous:

Last Modified: Tues, Mar 26 2002 10:34:02 am EDT
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