Rose Island Light

Rose Island Light, Rose Island, Narragansett Bay, Newport, Rhode Island

Rose Island Light, Rose Island, Narragansett Bay, Newport, Rhode Island

Built in 1870.

ROSE ISLAND LIGHT

Location: NORTH OF NEWPORT HARBOR
Station Established: 1870
Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1870
Operational? YES
Automated? YES
Deactivated: 1971-1992
Foundation Materials: MASONRY
Construction Materials: WOOD
Tower Shape: OCTAGONAL
Markings/Pattern: WHITE TOWER ON DWELLING
Relationship to Other Structure: INTEGRAL
Original Lens: SIXTH ORDER, FRESNEL 1870