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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 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.

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

  1. ^ The Lighthouse Directory
  2. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. ^ Robin Bodo and William H. Duncan (May 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Liston Range Front Lighthouse". and Accompanying 14 photos