The first lighthouse was built at Point Judith in 1810. This octagonal wooden tower was destroyed in a severe hurricane in September 1815. A 35-foot stone lighthouse was erected the following year.
In 1857, a new 51-foot brownstone tower and brick dwelling, connected to the tower by an enclosed walkway, were built. The lighthouse, which still stands, is an octagonal structure. It was fitted with a fourth-order Fresnel lens from Paris that remains in place today. The upper half of the tower was later painted brown and the lower half white.