Point Riche Lighthouse

Lighthouse

50°41′54″N 57°24′38″W / 50.6984°N 57.4105°W / 50.6984; -57.4105TowerConstructed1871 (first)Constructionwooden towerHeight5 metres (16 ft)Shapeoctagonal tower with balcony and lanternMarkingswhite tower, red balcony and lanternOperatorPort au Choix National Historic Site of Canada ^[1]Heritagerecognized federal heritage building of Canada

LightFirst lit1892 (current)Focal height29 metres (95 ft)Range15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)CharacteristicFl W 5s.

Point Riche Lighthouse, located in Port au Choix, Newfoundland in Canada's Newfoundland and Labrador province, is a "pepperpot" lighthouse that was built in 1892 and is still active. The white wooden tower is octagonal pyramidal in shape, the lantern room is painted red. The structure is 19 metres (62 ft) tall. Its light characteristic is a flash every 5 seconds, emitted at a focal plane height of 29 metres (95 ft).^[2] It is maintained by the Port au Choix National Historic Site.

The keeper's dwelling burned down in the 1970s.^[3]

Keepers

Eugene Roy 1871–1881
Ferdinand Lemieux 1881–1896
Narcisse Breton 1896–1926
Joseph N. Romeo Breton 1926–1927
Joseph Narcisse Gaudias Breton 1927–1959
John Lawrence Rumbolt 1959–at least 1962^[4]

References

^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southwestern Newfoundland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southwestern Newfoundland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 8 September 2008.
^ "Point Riche Lighthouse".
^ Lighthouse Friends