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.

Liston Range Front Light

Location	New Castle County, US
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
Liston Range Front Lighthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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

1. The Lighthouse Directory
2. "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