My replica of the Sakonnet Point Lighthouse
comes with your choice of:

• Cedar Wood Construction for either indoor or outdoor display
• Pine Wood Construction for indoor use only

The base price includes:

• Aluminum exterior light housing
• Brass and Copper railings
• Windows that reflect light
• Standard 40 Watt Bulb, 120 Volt AC incandescent light fixture
• Hand crafted and hand painted detail
• Choice of interior or exterior wiring on Cedar replicas
• Interior wiring with In Line On/Off switch on Pine replicas

Options available for the Sakonnet Point Lighthouse are:

• Nightlight 7 Watt Bulb, small base light fixture and lantern lens
• Flashing Beacon Kit and lantern lens
• In Line On/Off switch for interior wiring on Cedar replicas
• Outdoor Photo-electric cell for dusk to dawn operation
• Inside Photo-electric cell for automatic night light operation
• 3 to 21 foot Vinyl Coated Galvanized Steel security cable
• Historical Appearance

HEIGHT: 37 Inches
WIDTH: 16 Inches
SHAPE: Conical
WEIGHT: 24 Pounds

The existing Sakonnet Point Lighthouse is the original tower completed in 1884.  The cast iron, brick lined superstructure was built on a cast iron caisson filled with cement off shore of Sakonnet Point.  As with many other “spark plug” lights built in the early 1880’s, the cast iron plates were pre-fabricated and assembled on site as a kit.  The lighthouse was originally equipped with a 4th order Fresnel lens that was rotated by a clockwork system using weights to display a flashing white light. Atlantic coast hurricanes took their toll on the station which was damaged by the “Long Island Express” hurricane of 1938. That same storm washed away the nearly identical Whale Rock Lighthouse in Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay West Passage killing the assistant keeper on duty.  Hurricane Carol in 1954 brought about the decommissioning of the station.  Faced with a large, emergency repair that was not in the budget, the US Coast Guard opted to discontinue the light in 1955.  It was sold into private ownership in 1961 for $1,300.00.  In 1985, needing an estimated $75,000.00 restoration, the deed was transferred to a non profit organization, the Friends of Sakonnet Point Lighthouse who raised $100,000.00 and restored the lighthouse. 

The restored lighthouse is not open to the public but was re-lit in 1997 and is again an active aid to navigation. The Sakonnet Point Lighthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It now exhibits a red light from a modern optic that flashes once every six seconds and is visible for 7 nautical miles.

 November 2007 Issue, Keeper's Korner by Timothy Harrison. "Major Work Planned at Sakonnet in 2009" Please go to the Lighthouse Digest Magazine Archives to read this article. Lighthouse Digest magazine not only keeps the history of our lighthouses alive both in print and on line, but it is the best single source to keep current on all aspects of lighthouse preservation, news and events.