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Managing Organization:
American Lighthouse Foundation (ALF)
Telephone:
207-594-4174
Website: http://www.lighthousefoundation.org/alf_lights/newportharbor/newportharbor_info.htm
Email: info@lighthousefoundation.org
Contact Address Information:
P.O. Box 565
Rockland
Maine,
04841,
United States
Notes:
The 1824 tower was moved to Prudence Island, where it still is in operation, in 1851. The foundation of the keeper's house was damaged when struck by a submarine in 1923; it was demolished the following year. The lighthouse today is on the grounds of a Hyatt Hotel. For safety reasons, ALF installed a fence around the lighthouse that resembles the original fence that was once there. Tower Height: 35 Height of Focal Plane: 33 Characteristic and Range: Fixed green. Description of Tower: White, octagonal granite tower with black cast-iron lantern.
This light is operational
Other Buildings?
None. Earlier Towers?
1824: 30-foot granite tower (moved to Prudence Island in 1851). Date Established: 1824 (1/1/1824) Date Present Tower Built: 1842 Date Automated: 1963 Optics: 1857: Fourth order Fresnel lens; now 250 mm. Fog Signal: 1873: Fog bell and striking machinery. Current Use: Active aid to navigation. Open To Public? Grounds only. Directions:
South on RI 114 in Newport: Turn right at Admiral Kalbfus Road. Then turn left at Third Street, then right at Sycamore Street (one way). Turn left at Washington Street, then turn right at the Goat Island Connector. Park at the Hyatt Hotel. The grounds of the lighthouse are accessible by passing through the lobby of the hotel. Mapquest URL: Click here to get a map to this lighthouse! Listed on the
National Register of Historic Places Keepers: Samuel Watson (1824-1841); Caleb C. Mumford (1841-1845); Henry Oman (1845-1849); Pardon Stevens (1849-1853); John Case (1853-1863); John Heath (1863-1868); Mary Ann Heath (1868-1873); Henry Crawford (1873-1883), Lydia Crawford (assistant 1878-1883); Charles Schoeneman (1883-1921)
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