Poplar Point Light (Lighthouse), built in 1831, is an historic lighthouse in
North Kingstown, Rhode Island
North Kingstown is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States, and is part of the Providence metropolitan area. The population was 27,732 in the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. North Kingstow ...
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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
Wickford Harbor Light, now officially Wickford Harbor Light 1, was built in 1882 as a square wood tower attached to a -story keeper's dwelling on Old Gay Rock on the south side of the entrance to Wickford Harbor on the west side of Narragansett Bay ...
. 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,
[ and the oldest in Rhode Island still standing at its original location.]
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Lighthouses completed in 1831
Houses completed in 1831
Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
Buildings and structures in North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Lighthouses in Washington County, Rhode Island
National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Rhode Island
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