Liston Range Front Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Delaware, United States, on the Delaware River.[2] 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 / 39.482583°N 75.591667°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1906 |
| Automated | 1976 |
| Height | 45 feet (14 m) |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place  |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1953 |
| Focal height | 45 feet (14 m) |
| Lens | Second order Fresnel lens |
| Characteristic | white light, 3 s on, 3 s off |
Liston Range Front Lighthouse | |
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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[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 14, 2004 |
History
editListon 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.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Delaware". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^ 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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