Warwick Light, also known as Warwick Lighthouse, is an historic lighthouse in

Warwick, Rhode Island Warwick ( or ) is a city in Kent County, Rhode Island, the third largest city in the state with a population of 82,823 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. It is located approximately south of downtown Providence, Rhode Island, sout ...

, United States.

History

The first light on the site was built in 1827. The original keeper's residence was replaced in 1899. The current structure at Warwick Neck was built on the site in 1932. In 1985, the light was the last Rhode Island lighthouse automated. The light was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1988 as Warwick Lighthouse.

References

* Bachand, Robert (1989). ''Northeast Lights: Lighthouses and Lightships, Rhode Island to Cape May, New Jersey''. * Kochel, Kenneth (1996). ''America's Atlantic Coast Lighthouse''. *The Keeper's Log, Spring 1986. Buildings and structures in Warwick, Rhode Island Narragansett Bay Lighthouses completed in 1827 Lighthouses completed in 1932 Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island National Register of Historic Places in Kent County, Rhode Island Tourist attractions in Kent County, Rhode Island Transportation buildings and structures in Kent County, Rhode Island 1827 establishments in Rhode Island {{KentCountyRI-NRHP-stub

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