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

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ROSE ISLAND LIGHT

State: RHODE ISLAND
Location: NORTH OF NEWPORT HARBOR
Nearest City: NEWPORT
County: NEWPORT
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1870

Photo courtesy of Ted Smith, 2002

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1870
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: 1971-1992
Automated:
Foundation Materials: MASONRY
Construction Materials: WOOD
Markings/Patterns: WHITE TOWER ON DWELLING
Shape: OCTAGONAL
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 35
Original Optic: SIXTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1870
Present Optic: MODERN NAVIGATION LIGHT
Year Present Lens Installed: 1993
Height of Focal Plane: 48
Fresnel Lens Disposition:

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? YES

Year Constructed: 1912
Construction Materials: BRICK
Architectural Style:
Fog Signal Type: REED HORN/BELL IN A-FRAME (1885)

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1870
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: SECOND EMPIRE REVIVAL
Construction Materials: WOOD FRAME

Other Structures: BRICK OIL HOUSE (CA. 1912), FRAME PUBLIC BUILDING (1992)

Current Use: MUSEUM/GUEST HOUSE/PRIVATE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: CITY OF NEWPORT/ROSE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE FOUNDATION

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

Web Site: Link

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #87000033
Name of Listing: ROSE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE (LIGHTHOUSES OF RHODE ISLAND TR)
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1986

Miscellaneous:
REPLACED BY LIGHTS ON NEWPORT BRIDGE IN 1971; REHABILITATED TO 1912-1920 CONDITION FROM 1989-1992, RELIT 1993

Last Modified: Wed, July 10 2002 2:44:02 pm EDT
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