Year first constructed 1765 Deactivated 1882 Height 14 m Area 6,070 m² Material Wood | Year first lit 1831 Markings / pattern White with black trim Opened 1765 Construction Wood Added to NRHP 25 February 1988 | |
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Location North Kingstown, Rhode Island Tower shape Octagonal with attached house Similar Wickford Harbor Light, Conanicut Island Light, Bristol Ferry Light, Nayatt Point Lighthouse, Dutch Island Light | ||
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, and the oldest in Rhode Island still standing at its original location.
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