Year first lit 1884 Markings / pattern White on black base Focal height 18 m Nearest city Little Compton | Deactivated 1955-1997 Opened 1884 Added to NRHP 10 February 1983 Year first constructed 1884 | |
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Foundation Concrete / Iron caisson on rock Construction Cast iron with brick lining Tower shape Conical tower on cylindrical base Similar Poplar Point Light, Bristol Ferry Light, Conanicut Island Light, Nayatt Point Lighthouse, Hog Island Shoal Light | ||
Sakonnet lighthouse part 3 june 4 2013
Sakonnet Light, built in 1884, is a sparkplug lighthouse near Sakonnet Point, Little Compton, Rhode Island, on the eastern side of the state.
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- Sakonnet lighthouse part 3 june 4 2013
- Little compton water rescue near sakonnet lighthouse
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The light was deactivated in 1954 after Hurricane Carol and was going to be destroyed, but local citizens protested, and eventually Carl and Carolyn Haffenreffer bought the lighthouse in 1961. Explaining his decision to purchase the lighthouse, Carl Haffenreffer said, "I was afraid someone was going to paint it pink or haul it away for scrap." The lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The Friends of Sakonnet Lighthouse acquired the lighthouse in 1985, and it was reactivated by the United States Coast Guard in 1997. A $1.45 million restoration of the lighthouse it was completed in 2012. The Friends of the Sakonnet Light were awarded the 2012 Rhody Award by the Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission for their work.