Warwick Light

Warwick Light

File:Warwick Neck Lighthouse 2007.jpg 2007
Location	Warwick, Rhode Island
Coordinates
Year first constructed	1827
Year first lit	1932
Automated	1985
Foundation	Reinforced concrete
Construction	Cast Iron
Tower shape	Cylindrical with octagonal lantern and base
Markings / pattern	White with black lantern
Focal height	66 feet (20 m)
Original lens	Fourth order Fresnel lens
Current lens	9.8 inches (250 mm) (1985)
Range	12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi)
Characteristic	Occulting Green 4 seconds Operates 24 hours
Fog signal	Horn, 1 every 15 sec
Admiralty number	J0608
ARLHS number	USA-871
USCG number	1-19345
Warwick Lighthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
File:Warwick Lighthouse in Rhode Island.jpg
2008
Built	1899
Architect	Unknown
Architectural style	Stick/Eastlake
MPS	Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR
NRHP Reference #	88000268
Added to NRHP	March 30, 1988

Warwick Light, also known as Warwick Lighthouse, is an historic lighthouse in Warwick, Rhode Island.

History

The first light on the site was built in 1827. 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.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Kent County, Rhode Island

Further reading

• America's Atlantic Coast Lighthouse, Kenneth Kochel, 1996.
• Northeast Lights: Lighthouses and Lightships, Rhode Island to Cape May, New Jersey, Robert Bachand, 1989.
• The Keeper's Log, Spring 1986.