Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Delaware Lighthouses--Liston Range Lights

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LISTON RANGE LIGHTS

State: DELAWARE
Location: DELAWARE RIVER
Nearest City: TAYLOR'S BRIDGE
County: NEW CASTLE
U.S.C.G. District: 5
Year Station Established: 1906
Liston Front Range Light

Rear range (above) and front range (at left); NPS photos by Ralph Eshelman, 1998

Existing Historic Tower:
(REAR RANGE)

Year Light First Lit: 1877
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1976
Foundation Materials: MASONRY
Construction Materials: WROUGHT IRON
Markings/Patterns: BLACK
Shape: PYRAMIDAL SKELETAL W/CYLINDER
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 120
Original Optic: SECOND ORDER RANGE, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1906
Present Optic: SECOND ORDER RANGE FRESNEL
Year Present Lens Installed: 1906
Height of Focal Plane: 176
Fresnel Lens Disposition: RANGE LENS REMAINS IN LANTERN
Has tower been moved? YES, 1906

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Second Tower? YES (FRONT RANGE)

Year Tower Constructed: 1906
Type: FRAME INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 45

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1907
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: GREEK REVIVAL
Construction Materials: FRAME

Other Structures: OIL HOUSE, GARAGE, BARN

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD (TOWER)/PRIVATE OWNERS (OTHER BUILDINGS)

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #78000905
Name of Listing: LISTON RANGE REAR LIGHT
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

HABS/HAER Documentation? YES, DE-10

Miscellaneous:
TOWER FORMERLY SERVED AS PORT PENN RANGE REAR LIGHT AND WAS RELOCATED 1905; FRONT RANGE LIGHT STILL ACTIVE AT 45 FEET

Last Modified: Fri, Feb 22 2002 5:31:02 pm EDT
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