Poplar Point Light

Poplar Point Light
Location	North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°34′15″N 71°26′23″W / 41.57083°N 71.43972°W
Tower
Constructed	1765
Construction	Wood
Height	45 feet (14 m)
Shape	Octagonal with attached house
Markings	White with black trim
Heritage	National Register of Historic Places listed place
Light
First lit	1831
Deactivated	1882
Lens	8 lamps, 14.5 inches (370 mm)
	Poplar Point Lighthouse
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Poplar Light, ca. 1900
Area	1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
MPS	Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR
NRHP reference No.	87001703
Added to NRHP	February 25, 1988

Poplar Point Light (Lighthouse), built in 1831, is an historic lighthouse in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. 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. 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,^[3] and the oldest in Rhode Island still standing at its original location.^[4]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Rhode Island". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
^ ^a ^b Rowlett, Russ (2012-10-31). "Lighthouses of Rhode Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
^ "Lighthouses of Rhode Island MPS (PDF pages 46-50)" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-10.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

[cghist-2] "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Rhode Island". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.

[rowlett-3] Rowlett, Russ (2012-10-31). "Lighthouses of Rhode Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

[NRHP-4] "Lighthouses of Rhode Island MPS (PDF pages 46-50)" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-10.

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