Sakonnet Light

Oct. 15, 2019
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Sakonnet Light, Sakonnet Point, Little Compton, Rhode Island

Sparkplug style lighthouse built in 1884.

SAKONNET LIGHT

Location: LITTLE CORMORANT ROCK/SAKONNET RIVER
Station Established: 1884
Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1884
Operational? NO
Automated? UNK
Deactivated: 1955
Foundation Materials: CONCRETE/IRON CAISSON ON ROCK
Construction Materials: CAST IRON W/BRICK LINING
Tower Shape: CONICAL ON CYLINDRICAL BASE
Markings/Pattern: WHITE ON BLACK BASE
Relationship to Other Structure: INTEGRAL
Original Lens: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL 1884