Pomham Rocks Light

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Pomham Rocks Light

1905 photo
Location	East Providence, Rhode Island
Year first constructed	1871
Year first lit	1871
Automated	1974
Deactivated	1974-2006
Foundation	Stone
Construction	Wood
Tower shape	Octagonal on square house
Markings / pattern	White with black lantern and red roof on house
Focal height	67 ft (20 m)
Original lens	6th order Fresnel lens
Current lens	250mm
Range	6 nm
Characteristic	Fixed Red
Fog signal	none
Admiralty number	J0602
ARLHS number	USA-643
USCG number	1-18555 ^[1] ^[2] ^[3]
Pomham Rocks Light Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Location	Riverside Rd., East Providence, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°46′39.062″N 71°22′10.394″W / 41.77751722°N 71.36955389°W / 41.77751722; -71.36955389Coordinates: 41°46′39.062″N 71°22′10.394″W / 41.77751722°N 71.36955389°W / 41.77751722; -71.36955389
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	1871
Governing body	U.S. Coast Guard
MPS	Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR (AD)
NRHP Reference #	79000001 ^[4]
Added to NRHP	July 09, 1979

Pomham Rocks Light (also known as "Pomham Lighthouse") is a historic lighthouse in the Providence River about 200 yards off the shoreline of the Riverside neighborhood of the city of East Providence, Rhode Island

The light was established in 1871. The light was one of a group of New England lighthouses built to the same plan after an award winning design by a Vermont architect. Nearly identical lights were constructed at Sabin Point, Rose Island, and Colchester Reef. Pomham Lighthouse was deactivated from 1974 to 2006, but relighted on July 30, 2006. The light was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Pomham Rocks Light Station on July 9, 1979, reference #79000001.

Gallery

Viewed from the air.

Pomham Rocks Light in 2008 with sewage treatment plant in foreground

Pomham Rocks Light in 2007, viewed from a boat.

References

↑ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 169.
↑ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Rhode Island". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
↑ Rowlett, Russ (2009-12-08). "Lighthouses of Rhode Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.

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