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Managing Organization:
American Lighthouse Foundation
Telephone: 207-646-0245
Website: http://www.lighthousefoundation.org/alf_lights/newportharbor/newportharbor_info.htm
Contact Address Information:
P.O. Box 889
Wells
Maine, 04090, 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.
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: c. 1838: 8 lamps and reflectors; 18??: 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. A good view is also possible from the lighthouse cruises offered periodically by Bay Queen Cruises in Warren, Rhode Island. The cruise provides good views of a number of lighthouses. Call Bay Queen cruises at (401) 245-1350 for details. Several other cruises in Newport offer views of the lighthouse, including the M/V Amazing Grace, (401) 847-9109; the Spirit of Newport, (401) 849-3575; Viking Tours of Newport, (401) 847-6921; and Yankee Boat Peddlers, (401) 847-0298 or (800) 427-9444.
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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