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 current lighthouse was built on the grounds of a previous lighthouse that was constructed in 1870 and destroyed by a fire in 1890. The current lighthouse has a white wooden tower with an octagonal pyramid shape and a red lantern room. Diesel generators were installed in 1968 followed by electricity and automation two years later. The structure is tall. Its light characteristic is a flash every 5 seconds, emitted at a focal plane height of . It is maintained by the Port au Choix National Historic Site.
The keeper's dwelling was rebuilt in 1908 and burned down in a fire in 1998. The foundation still stands where the dwelling used to be.
The lighthouse was designated as a Federal Heritage Building in 1991.
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
See also List of lighthouses in Newfoundland and Labrador List of lighthouses in Canada
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