Fuller Rock Lighthouse

Year Built

1872 - Replaced with Skeleton Tower: 1923

Cost

$5,000 originasl - new tower $1,000

Type

Hexagonal pyramidal tower

Height

14 feet

Location

Providence River south of Kettle Point

Automated Year

New tower 1923

First Lit

1872

Lens Type

Sixth-order Fresnel lens

Fog Signal

None

Year Deactivated

1823 original - New tower active

Color

Original tower white - new tower metal

Last Keeper - Date

John J. Mullen (1886 – 1912)

Description

The original tower no longer exists.

Brief History

•  1872, During the construction of this beacon it was lighted by a steamboat company for the benefit of the navigation of the channel to Providence.
•  1874, For protection of site and erection of dwelling at Fuller Rock and Sassafras Point, R.I., June 23, 1874, $5,000.
•  1881, The beacons surmounting the stone piers need renovation, and the work should not be delayed.
•  1900, The color of the lens light was changed from red to white.
•  1913, Fuller Rock Lighthouse as converted to an acetylene light and automated.