Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Delaware Lighthouses--Fourteen Foot Bank Light

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FOURTEEN FOOT BANK LIGHT

State: DELAWARE
Location: DELAWARE BAY/BOWERS BEACH
Nearest City: BOWERS BEACH
County: KENT
U.S.C.G. District: 5
Year Station Established: 1876

1999 photo courtesy of Ted Smith

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1888
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1972
Foundation Materials: SUB CAST IRON/CONCRETE CAISSON
Construction Materials: CAST IRON
Markings/Patterns: WHITE TOWER & DWELLING/BLACK PIER
Shape: SQUARE
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 40
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: (SOLAR POWERED)
Year Present Lens Installed: 1997
Height of Focal Plane: 59
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description: LIGHTSHIP
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Fog Signal Type: HORN

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1886
Number of Stories: 2.5
Architectural Style: CLASSICAL REVIVAL (INTEGRAL)
Construction Materials: CAST IRON

Other Structures: NONE

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #89000286
Name of Listing: FOURTEEN FOOT BANK LIGHT
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
REPLACED LIGHTSHIP NO. 19; AMERICA'S FIRST CAISSON LIGHTHOUSE STRUCTURE(SUBMARINE TYPE)

Last Modified: Fri, Feb 22 2002 4:37:02 pm EDT
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