![]() The Block Island Southeast Light in May, 2015 | |
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Location | South East Light Road, New Shoreham, Rhode Island |
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Coordinates | 41°9′12.3″N 71°33′7.7″W / 41.153417°N 71.552139°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1875 |
Foundation | Granite / Concrete / Brick |
Construction | Red brick |
Automated | 1990 |
Height | 52 feet (16 m) |
Shape | Octagonal pyramidal tower attached to dwelling |
Markings | Natural with black lantern |
Heritage | National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places listed place, America's Most Endangered Places ![]() |
Fog signal | Horn, 1 every 30 sec |
Light | |
First lit | 1875 |
Deactivated | 1990-1994 |
Focal height | 261 feet (80 m) |
Lens | 1st order Fresnel lens |
Range | 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) |
Characteristic | ![]() Fl Green 5 sec |
Block Island South East Light | |
Architect | US Light House Board; Tynan, T.H. |
Architectural style | Gothic |
NRHP reference No. | 90001131 (NRHP) 97001264 (NHL)[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | August 6, 1990[1] |
Designated NHL | September 24, 1997[2] |
Block Island Southeast Light is a lighthouse located on Mohegan Bluffs at the southeastern corner of Block Island, Rhode Island.[3][4][5] It was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1997 as one of the most architecturally sophisticated lighthouses built in the United States in the 19th century.[2][6]