S end of Dutch Island, Jamestown, Rhode Island. County/parish: Newport.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 25, 1988. NRIS 87001701.
Part of Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR (NRIS 64000750).
3 contributing structures.
Dutch Island Light is a historic lighthouse on Dutch Island off Jamestown, Rhode Island.
In 1825 the federal government acquired 6 acres (2.4 ha) at the southern end of the island, and on January 1, 1827, Dutch Island Light was established to mark the west passage of Narragansett Bay and to aid vessels entering Dutch Island Harbor. The first 30-foot (9.1 m) tower was built of stones found on the island. The government constructed a new 42-foot (13 m) brick tower in 1857 with a fog bell added in 1878.
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