Gull Rocks Light

Gull Rocks Light stood on the Gull Rocks at the entrance to Newport Harbor, warning ships away from a reef along a busy approach north of Rose Island. Before the federal station was built, the danger was marked by an employee with a horn and later by a lamp on a post. Constructed in 1887, the light was an unusual wooden A-frame house that displayed red and white lights from its gables instead of using a tower. Though distinctive, the design had practical problems, especially with water supply. After later upgrades and automation, it became unnecessary when the Newport Bridge was built nearby, and by 1969 only a small oil house remained.

Newport, Rhode Island · United States