Plum Beach Light
Plum Beach Lighthouse
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Plum Beach Lighthouse, in ca. 1910
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Location: |
North Kingston, Rhode Island |
Built: |
1897 |
Architect: |
Unknown |
Architectural style: |
Other |
Governing body: |
Coast Guard |
MPS: |
Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR |
NRHP Reference#: |
88000281
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Added to NRHP: |
March 30, 1988 |
Plum Beach Light (Lighthouse), built in 1899, is a sparkplug lighthouse in North Kingstown, Rhode Island.
The lighthouse was built using pneumatic caisson engineering. A granite base was added in 1922. The light was deactivated in 1941 when the first Jamestown Bridge was built. The light became dilapidated until 1999 when the Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse received ownership of the lighthouse. The lighthouse is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2003 the Plum Beach light was completely restored and was re-activated soon after. The Friends of the Plum Beach Lighthouse designed, submitted and introduced an official License Plate to be distributed to any Rhode Island driver. The extremely popular plates sold over 1,500 sets within a few months, and were released in July 2010. The plate can be seen at http://www.pblplate.org
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- Category:National Register of Historic Places
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