LIGHTHOUSE IX

CASTLE HILL– RHODE ISLAND

Order No. 075

HISTORY: Castle Hill lighthouse was built in 1890. This 34-foot granite, conical light tower stands among the steep and rocky slopes of Castle Hill overlooking the east passage into Narragansett Bay. It’s style is Richardsonian Romanesque. The conical tower is constructed of granite block with its upper half painted white. The light is 42 feet above sea level. In 1890, a six-room keeper’s house was also built but the 1938 hurricane destroyed this building and it was never rebuilt. The 1938 hurricane was the largest ever to hit Rhode Island. Initially, the lighthouse was fitted with a fifth-order Fresnel lens. When the lighthouse was automated in 1957, the Fresnel lens was removed and it now contains a 300 mm modern lens.

There used to be stories of the area being haunted by ghosts, but it turned out that the keeper’s wife had a habit of going for walks on hot summer nights in her white nightgown.

Castle Hill light is still an active aid to navigation and is maintained by the U. S. Coast Guard. It is not open to the public.

STITCHING INFORMATION: Stitch count: 155 stitches wide x 144 high. Our model was stitched on a 14" x 14" piece of 18-count white AIDA fabric. To use a different type of fabric or different AIDA sized fabric, give the stitch count to your fabric store and they will help you select the correct amount of fabric to complete this design. Our threads were carefully chosen to depict the actual colors of the lighthouse to give it the most realistic appearance possible.