NRHP Reference # 87001696 Added to NRHP 25 February 1988 | Built 1855 Opened 1855 | |
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MPS Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR Similar Nayatt Point Lighthouse, Hog Island Shoal Light, Poplar Point Light, Conanicut Island Light, Warwick Light | ||
Bristol Ferry Light is a historic lighthouse in Bristol, Rhode Island, United States. It is located on the shores of Narragansett Bay at Bristol Point, the northern land point of Mount Hope Bay at the base of the Mount Hope Bridge.
The two-story square brick lighthouse was built in 1855, along with an attached 1-1/2 story brick keeper's house. Its use was discontinued in 1927 with the construction of the Mount Hope Bridge, and a replacement automated beacon across Ferry Road. Prior to the construction of the bridge, a ferry operated between Bristol and Aquidneck Island, and the light assisted the ferry service. The Bristol Ferry Lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988, at which time it was a private residence.
