Sakonnet Light Station
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Sakonnet Light Station

Sakonnet Light Station is a building in Little Compton, Rhode Island, listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 10, 1983.

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Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island

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History

Sakonnet Light, built in 1884, is a sparkplug lighthouse near Sakonnet Point, Little Compton, Rhode Island, on the eastern side of the state.

The light was deactivated in 1954 after Hurricane Carol and was going to be destroyed, but local citizens protested, and eventually Carl and Carolyn Haffenreffer bought the lighthouse in 1961. Explaining his decision to purchase the lighthouse, Carl Haffenreffer said, "I was afraid someone was going to paint it pink or haul it away for scrap." The lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The Friends of Sakonnet Lighthouse acquired the lighthouse in 1985, and it was reactivated by the United States Coast Guard in 1997. A $1.45 million restoration of the lighthouse it was completed in 2012. The Friends of the Sakonnet Light were awarded the 2012 Rhody Award by the Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission for their work.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. The official nomination form is linked under Sources.

Other listings in Little Compton

  • Friends Meeting House and Cemetery Building · listed 2007
  • Wilbor House Building · listed 2007
  • Little Compton Common Historic District District · listed 1974
  • Rhode Island Red Object · listed 2001
  • Stone House Inn Building · listed 2008
  • Whalley, William, Homestead Building · listed 1988

See all 7 listings in Little Compton →

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