Nayatt Point Light
{{Short description|Lighthouse in Rhode Island, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Nayatt Point Lighthouse
| nrhp_type =
| image = Nayatt Point Lighthouse in Barrington RI.jpg
| caption = Nayatt Point Lighthouse, ca. late 1800s
| location = Barrington, Rhode Island
| coordinates = {{coord|41|43|30|N|71|20|23|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Rhode Island#USA
| area =
| built = 1828
| architect =
| architecture =
| added = February 25, 1988
| mpsub=Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR
| refnum=87001694 {{NRISref|2007a}}
}}
Nayatt Point Light is a historic lighthouse in Barrington, Rhode Island.
The current light was built of brick in 1856 and contains an 1828 keeper's house. The lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
First light
On May 23, 1828, the United States Congress appropriated $3,500 for a lighthouse to mark the
narrow passage between Nayatt Point and a shoal extending from Conimicut Point." Required by law to accept the lowest bid for the project, the government was forced to enter into the contract with William Halloway and Westgate Watson for the construction regardless of the qualifications of the contractors. This obligation was confirmed by Stephen Pleasonton of the U.S. Treasury Department, confirming the authorization to enter into the contract with Halloway and Watson. The tower was poorly constructed and was difficult to navigate for the lightkeepers.{{cite web | url=http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=408 | title=Nayatt Point, RI | publisher=Lighthouse Friends | accessdate=8 May 2014}}
List of keepers
This list includes known keepers, but may not be exhaustive.{{cite web | last=D'Entremont | first=Jeremy | url=http://www.newenglandlighthouses.net/nayatt-point-light-history.html | title=History of Nayatt Point Lighthouse, Barrington, Rhode Island | publisher=New England Lighthouses | accessdate=May 8, 2014}}
See also
Notes
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External links
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- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20011102034113/http://lighthouse.cc/nayattpoint/ Lighthouse.cc: Nayatt Point Lighthouse information]}}
- [http://www.preservation.ri.gov/pdfs_zips_downloads/national_pdfs/statewide/lighthouses-of-ri_mps.pdf Preservation.ri.gov: Lighthouses of Rhode Island Multiple Property Submission]
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Category:Buildings and structures in Barrington, Rhode Island
Category:Houses in Bristol County, Rhode Island
Category:Lighthouses completed in 1828
Category:Lighthouses completed in 1856
Category:Houses completed in 1828
Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
Category:Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Bristol County, Rhode Island
Category:Transportation buildings and structures in Bristol County, Rhode Island
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