Poplar Point Light

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Poplar Point Light
Poplar Point Light is located in Rhode Island
Poplar Point Light
Location North Kingstown, Rhode Island
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Year first constructed 1765
Year first lit 1831
Deactivated 1882
Construction Wood
Tower shape Octagonal with attached house
Markings / pattern White with black trim
Height 45 feet (14 m)
Original lens 8 lamps, 14.5 inches (370 mm)
ARLHS number USA-647
USCG number [1]

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Poplar Point Lighthouse
File:Poplar Light Rhode Island.jpg
Poplar Light, ca. 1900
Area 1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Architect Unknown
Architectural style No Style Listed
MPS Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR
NRHP Reference # 87001703 [3]
Added to NRHP February 25, 1988

Poplar Point Light (Lighthouse), built in 1831, is an historic lighthouse in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. It stands at the end of Poplar Point, marking the southern point of Wickford Harbor. The lighthouse was built in 1831 with a stone keeper's dwelling and wooden tower. The light was deactivated in 1882 and replaced by the Wickford Harbor Light. It was sold at auction in 1894 and has been altered by later owners. The lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The tower is the oldest surviving wooden lighthouse tower in the United States,[2] and the oldest in Rhode Island still standing at its original location.[4]

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