Poplar Point Light

Poplar Point Light
Tower


Location	North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°34′15″N 71°26′23″W / 41.57083°N 71.43972°W / 41.57083; -71.43972
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 ^[1]
Added to NRHP	February 25, 1988

Poplar Point Light (Lighthouse), built in 1831, is an historic lighthouse in North Kingstown, Rhode Island.^[2]^[3] 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.

v t e North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Areas	Crowfield Historic District Davisville Davisville Historic District Hamilton Mill Village Historic District Lafayette Village Quonset Point Saunderstown (part) Wickford
Landmarks	Allen–Madison House David S. Baker Estate Camp Endicott (closed) Casey Farm Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Center (closed) George Douglas House George Fayerweather Blacksmith Shop Ezekial Gardner House Stephen Northup House Old Narragansett Cemetery Old Narragansett Church Palmer–Northrup House Joseph Pierce Farm Plum Beach Light Poplar Point Light Quonset Air Museum (closed) Quonset Point Air National Guard Station Rathbun House St. Paul's Church Esbon Sanford House Six Principle Baptist Church Joseph Slocum House Smith's Castle Spink Farm Gilbert Stuart Birthplace YWCA Site
Transportation	Wickford Junction station
Education	North Kingstown School Department North Kingstown High School
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