Rose Island Lighthouse
Fl W 6s🇺🇸Rhode Island, USInactive
Location & Light Range
About Rose Island Lighthouse
Rose Island Light is a 11-meter-tall white tower constructed in 1870 on Rose Island in Narragansett Bay. Its focal height reaches 14.5 meters above sea level. The lighthouse emits a white flash characteristic. It was first lit in 1870 and remained operational until 1970. Following its decommissioning, the structure was restored and relit in 1992 as a private aid to navigation.
Why it matters: This lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 and is recognized as one of several New England lights designed by architect Albert Dow.
Background
The Rose Island Light, built in 1870, is on Rose Island in Narragansett Bay in Newport, Rhode Island in the United States. It is preserved, maintained and operated by The Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation.
One of a group of New England lighthouses built to an award-winning design by Vermont architect Albert Dow, Rose Island Light has sisters at Sabin Point, Pomham Rocks, Esopus Meadows Light and Colchester Reef. The lighthouse stands atop a bastion of Fort Hamilton, which was built in 1798-1800.
The building was abandoned as a functioning lighthouse in 1970, when the Newport Bridge was constructed nearby. In 1984, the Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation was founded to restore the dilapidated light on behalf of the City of Newport, which had received it for free from the United States government. In 1987, the federal government listed the lighthouse on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1992 it was relit as a private aid to navigation.
The lighthouse is today a travel destination, reached only by boat. For a fee to the Foundation, visitors can spend a night as a guest or a week as the "lighthouse keeper," completing many of the chores required to keep the lighthouse in good condition.Light & Optic
Characteristic Signature
Fl W 6s
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 1 flash
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Fl
- Focal Height
- 14.5m
- Geographic Range
- 2NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1870
- Heritage Status
- National Register of Historic Places listed place
References & Identifiers
- Wikipedia
- Read on Wikipedia →
- Wikidata
- Q7367806 →
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM →
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 11m
- Tower Color
- white
Location
- City
- Rhode Island
- Country
- 🇺🇸US
- Latitude
- 41.4955°
- Longitude
- -71.3427°
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