Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Rhode Island--Watch Hill Light

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WATCH HILL LIGHT

State: RHODE ISLAND
Location: FISHERS ISLAND SOUND EAST APPROACH
Nearest City: WATCH HILL
County: WASHINGTON
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1808

Photo courtesy of Ted Smith, 2002

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1857
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1986
Foundation Materials: GRANITE BLOCKS
Construction Materials: GRANITE W/BRICK INTERIOR
Markings/Patterns: NATURAL W/WHITE LANTERN AND RED ROOF
Shape: SQUARE
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 45
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1857
Present Optic: FRB-300 MM
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 61
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? YES

Year Constructed: 1986
Construction Materials: BRICK
Architectural Style: 1 STORY BRICK
Fog Signal Type: HORN

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1857
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: WHITE W/RED TRIM
Construction Materials: BRICK W/WOOD ADDITION

Other Structures: OIL HOUSE, GARAGE, RADIOBEACON

Current Use: AID TO NAVIGATION/MUSEUM IN OIL HOUSE

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD LEASE TO WATCH HILL IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION

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

Web Site:

National Register Status: PART OF LISTING; Reference #85001948
Name of Listing: WATCH HILL HISTORIC DISTRICT
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1986

Miscellaneous:

Last Modified: Wed, July 10 2002 2:48:02 pm EDT
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