Location: Nayatt
Point at the Entrance to the Providence River
1828 - present
Lat 41
43 30 N - Long 71 20 18 W
Established: 1828
Current Lighthouse
Constructed: 1856
Deactivated: 1868
Original Illuminating
Apparatus: Six Lamps and Reflectors
Current Illuminating
Apparatus: None
Height: 25 feet
Status: Private Residence
Light Characteristic:
Fixed White (1842)
None (2005)
Range: None (2005)
Nayatt Point Light and its dwelling were built in 1828. It was
equipped with six lamps and reflectors. The light marked the channel
between Nayatt Point and Conimicut Point. The tower was poorly
constructed and was in need of constant repair.
An 1855 storm damaged the light. A new light was constructed in
1856. The lights lamps and reflectors were replaced with a fourth order Fresnel lens in 1863.
In 1866 the Lighthouse Board received a petition from captains
and ship owners asking them to close Nayatt Point Light and move
its light to a stone beacon on the shoal off Conimicut Point.
The Board agreed with the petition and closed Nayatt Point and
moved its light to Conimicut Light, The new light didn't have
any quarters for the keepers. Its keepers used the Nayatt Point
Keepers dwelling until 1883.
The Nayatt Point Light and keeper's dwelling was sold in 1890
for $4,500. Over the years the keeper's dwelling has been added
to and modified so much that it bears little resemblances to the
original structure. In 1997 the house was put up for sale. The
asking price was $1,275,000.