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Liston Range Front Light

Coordinates: 39°28′57.3″N 75°35′30.0″W / 39.482583°N 75.591667°W / 39.482583; -75.591667
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Liston Range Front Light
Map
LocationNew Castle County, US
Coordinates39°28′57.3″N 75°35′30.0″W / 39.482583°N 75.591667°W / 39.482583; -75.591667
Tower
Constructed1906
Automated1976
Height45 feet (14 m)
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1953 Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height45 feet (14 m)
LensSecond order Fresnel lens
Characteristicwhite light, 3 s on, 3 s off
Liston Range Front Lighthouse
Liston Range Front Light is located in Delaware
Liston Range Front Light
Liston Range Front Light is located in the United States
Liston Range Front Light
Location1600 Belts Rd., Bay View Beach, Delaware
ArchitectFlagler, Maj. C.A.F.; Warner and Blair
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.03001386[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 14, 2004

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.

History

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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.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Delaware". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  3. ^ Robin Bodo and William H. Duncan (May 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Liston Range Front Lighthouse". and Accompanying 14 photos