On Lime Rock in Newport Harbor off Wellington Ave., Newport, Rhode Island. County/parish: Newport.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 25, 1988. NRIS 87001700.
Part of Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR (NRIS 64000750).
1 contributing structure.
Ida Lewis Lighthouse, which was formerly the Lime Rock Lighthouse, is in the Newport harbor in Rhode Island. It is named after Ida Lewis, who lived and worked at the lighthouse from 1857 and was the official lighthouse keeper from 1879 until her death in 1911. She was celebrated for many acts of bravery in saving lives.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41374350