Nayatt Point Light

Nayatt Point Light is a historic lighthouse in Barrington, Rhode Island.

Nayatt Point Lighthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nayatt Point Lighthouse, ca. late 1800s
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Location	Barrington, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°43′30″N 71°20′23″W
Built	1828
MPS	Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR
NRHP reference No.	87001694 [1]
Added to NRHP	February 25, 1988

Nayatt Point Light in 2007

The current light was built of brick in 1856 and contains an 1828 keeper's house. The lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

First light

On May 23, 1828, the United States Congress appropriated $3,500 for a lighthouse to mark the narrow passage between Nayatt Point and a shoal extending from Conimicut Point."^[2] Required by law to accept the lowest bid for the project, the government was forced to enter into the contract with William Halloway and Westgate Watson for the construction regardless of the qualifications of the contractors. This obligation was confirmed by Stephen Pleasonton of the U.S. Treasury Department, confirming the authorization to enter into the contract with Halloway and Watson. The tower was poorly constructed and was difficult to navigate for the lightkeepers.^[3]

List of keepers

This list includes known keepers, but may not be exhaustive.^[2]

Name	Year	Reference	Service Notes
Daniel Wightman	1828-1845	[2]
John M. Carrie	1845-1849	[2]
Lewis B. Smith	1849-1852	[2]
Noel A. Mathewson	1852-1853	[2]
Wilmouth Heath	1853-1860	[2]
John Clark	1860-1861	[2]
A. W. Tripp	1861-1865	[2]
Davis Perry	1865-1868	[2]

See also

• List of lighthouses in Rhode Island
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Bristol County, Rhode Island