Warwick Light

Warwick Light
Location	Warwick, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°40′1.8″N 71°22′41.9″W / 41.667167°N 71.378306°WCoordinates: 41°40′1.8″N 71°22′41.9″W / 41.667167°N 71.378306°W
Tower
Constructed	1827
Foundation	Reinforced concrete
Construction	Cast Iron
Height	15.5 m (51 ft)
Shape	Cylindrical with octagonal lantern and base
Markings	White with black lantern
Heritage	National Register of Historic Places listed place
Fog signal	Horn, 1 every 15 sec
Light
First lit	1932
Automated	1985
Focal height	66 feet (20 m)
Lens	Fourth order Fresnel lens (original), 9.8 inches (250 mm) (1985)
Range	12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi)
Characteristic	Occulting Green 4 seconds; Operates 24 hours
	Warwick Lighthouse
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	2008
Built	1899 (keeper's quarters)
Architectural style	Stick/Eastlake (keeper's quarters)
MPS	Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR
NRHP reference No.	88000268
Added to NRHP	March 30, 1988

Warwick Light, also known as Warwick Lighthouse, is an historic lighthouse in Warwick, Rhode Island.^[2]^[3]^[4]

History[]

The first light on the site was built in 1827. The original keeper's residence was replaced in 1899. The current structure at Warwick Neck was built on the site in 1932. In 1985, the light was the last Rhode Island lighthouse automated. The light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 as Warwick Lighthouse.

Notes[]

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Rhode Island". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
^ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2013. p. 179.
^ Rowlett, Russ (2013-03-20). "Lighthouses of Rhode Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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