Block Island North Light

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| location = Sandy Point, New Shoreham, Rhode Island

| coordinates = {{coord|41|13|39|N|71|34|34|W|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| yearbuilt = 1867

| yearlit = 1867

| automated = 1955

| yeardeactivated = 1973-1989, 2008-2010

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| construction = Granite/wood

| shape = Octagonal tower

| marking = Brown

| height = {{convert|55|feet|m}}

| focalheight = {{convert|61|feet|m}}

| lens = Fourth order Fresnel

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| range = {{convert|11|nmi}}

| characteristic = 35px
Flashing white light every 5 seconds

| fogsignal = none

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| added = May 23, 1974

| mpsub = Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR (AD)

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Block Island North Light (Lighthouse), built in 1867, is a historic lighthouse on Block Island, Rhode Island (New Shoreham).

History

The first light on the site was built in 1829. The current structure at Sandy Point is the fourth lighthouse built on the site and was made of granite and iron in 1867. The light was deactivated in 1973 and United States Fish and Wildlife Service acquired the lighthouse. The lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

After years of neglect, the lighthouse, along with two acres of land, was sold to New Shoreham in 1984 for $1 USD. Following much renovation by the North Light Commission, it was relighted in 1989, and a museum opened on the first floor in 1993. Then, in 2008, the light underwent restoration at Georgetown Ironworks in Massachusetts and was returned in 2009. Finally, on 23 October 2010, a relighting ceremony took place.{{cite web|author1=Jeremy D'Entremont|title=History of Block Island North Lighthouse, Rhode Island|url=http://www.newenglandlighthouses.net/block-island-north-light-history.html|website=www.newenglandlighthouses.net|accessdate=4 October 2014}}

Structure

The building is made of brown granite. The tower is octagonal in shape, {{convert|55|feet|m}} in height, and provides a focal plane height of {{convert|61|feet|m}}. It contains a fourth-order Fresnel lens, which flashes white light every five seconds, and has a range of {{convert|11|nmi}}. The lighthouse does not have a foghorn.{{cite uscghist|RI}}

A wind generator and solar panels provide much of the power for the building.

References

External links

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[https://web.archive.org/web/20091118221702/http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=40 Lighthouse Friend information and photos]

Category:Lighthouses in Washington County, Rhode Island

Category:Lighthouse museums in Rhode Island

Category:Museums in Washington County, Rhode Island

Category:New Shoreham, Rhode Island

Category:Lighthouses completed in 1867

Category:Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island

Category:National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Rhode Island

Category:1867 establishments in Rhode Island

Block Island North Light

History

Structure

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