Castle Hill Lighthouse

See this exquisite lighthouse from the 19th-century.

Located on Narragansett Bay in Newport, Rhode Island, the Castle Hill Lighthouse is 34 feet tall. It features Romanesque architectural details and was built in the 1890s. The keeper's house is a few hundred feet away from the historic lighthouse. This is an excellent place for landscape photography. You can also follow the footpaths to the Castle Hill Marina and the Castle Hill Inn if you want to explore the area. The Castle Hill lighthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places and has been since 1988.

Vessels entering the East Passage between Conanicut Island & Aquidneck Island have relied on this lighthouse for many years and still do to this day. Its surrounding property belonged to Alexander Agassiz of Harvard University. Agassiz was a naturalist, oceanographer, and zoologist, and he eventually sold the land to the United States Government for just one dollar. The mansion on the property was built in 1874 and is now known as Castle Inn. If you love historic sites, visit the Castle Hill Lighthouse in Newport, Rhode Island.