Liston Range Front Light
Liston Range Front Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Delaware, United States, on the Delaware River, Delaware. It is a Range light, paired with the Liston Range Rear Light, to create the Liston Range.
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Location | New Castle County, US |
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Coordinates | 39°28′57.3″N 75°35′30.0″W |
Year first constructed | 1906 |
Automated | 1976 |
Tower height | 45 feet (14 m) |
Focal height | 45 feet (14 m) |
Original lens | Second order Fresnel lens |
Characteristic | white light, 3 s on, 3 s off |
Admiralty number | J1292 |
ARLHS number | USA-436 |
USCG number | 2-2445[1] |
Heritage | place listed on the National Register of Historic Places ![]() |
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Location | 1600 Belts Rd., Bay View Beach, Delaware |
Architect | Flagler, Maj. C.A.F.,; Warner and Blair |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 03001386[2] |
Added to NRHP | January 14, 2004 |
History
Liston Range Front Lighthouse was built in 1906. It was a 3-story wood keeper's house with a square wood cupola on top and had a second order Fresnel lens.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[2]
References
- The Lighthouse Directory
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- Robin Bodo and William H. Duncan (May 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Liston Range Front Lighthouse". and Accompanying 14 photos
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