Poplar Point Light

Lighthouse

41°34′15″N 71°26′23″W / 41.57083°N 71.43972°W / 41.57083; -71.43972TowerConstructed1765ConstructionWoodHeight45 feet (14 m)ShapeOctagonal with attached houseMarkingsWhite with black trimHeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place

LightFirst lit1831Deactivated1882Lens8 lamps, 14.5 inches (370 mm)

Poplar Point Lighthouse

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Poplar Light, ca. 1900

Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)MPSLighthouses of Rhode Island TRNRHP reference No.87001703 ^[1]Added to NRHPFebruary 25, 1988

Poplar Point Light (Lighthouse), built in 1831, is an historic lighthouse in North Kingstown, Rhode Island.^[2]^[3] 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,^[3] and the oldest in Rhode Island still standing at its original location.^[4]

References

^ "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.
^ ^a ^b Rowlett, Russ (2012-10-31). "Lighthouses of Rhode Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
^ "Lighthouses of Rhode Island MPS (PDF pages 46-50)" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-10.

North Kingstown, Rhode Island

Areas

Crowfield Historic District
Davisville
- Davisville Historic District
Hamilton Mill Village Historic District
Lafayette Village
Quonset Point
Saunderstown (part)
Wickford

Landmarks

Allen–Madison House
David S. Baker Estate
Camp Endicott (closed)
Casey Farm
Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Center (closed)
George Douglas House
George Fayerweather Blacksmith Shop
Ezekial Gardner House
Stephen Northup House
Old Narragansett Cemetery
Old Narragansett Church
Palmer–Northrup House
Joseph Pierce Farm
Plum Beach Light
Poplar Point Light
Quonset Air Museum (closed)
Quonset Point Air National Guard Station
Rathbun House
St. Paul's Church
Esbon Sanford House
Six Principle Baptist Church
Joseph Slocum House
Smith's Castle
Spink Farm
Gilbert Stuart Birthplace
YWCA Site

Transportation

Wickford Junction station

Education

North Kingstown School Department
- North Kingstown High School

This list is incomplete.

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