Brenton Point Station Site
Newport, RI
Also known as Brenton Point
The Brenton Point Station Site site was established in 1884
Station closed in 1939 after station was damaged in the September 1938 Hurricane. Replaced by Station Castle Hill in 1939. No station buildings survive at this site.
Station Site Notes:
1883 site selected; 1884 completed; 1912 important improvements to station to build new boathouse and launchway completed (USLSS Annual Reports). First keeper appointed 10/30/1884; station not listed subsequent to 1939; abandoned in 1946 (USCG Historian's Website).
Buildings at this Station Site
There are no surviving station houses at this site.