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

Warwick Light

Location	Warwick, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°40′1.8″N 71°22′41.9″W
Tower
Constructed	1827
Foundation	Reinforced concrete
Construction	Cast Iron
Automated	1985
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
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 [1]
Added to NRHP	March 30, 1988

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.

See also

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

Notes

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.

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