Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Delaware Lighthouses--Harbor of Refuge Breakwater Light

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HARBOR OF REFUGE (SOUTH) BREAKWATER LIGHT

State: DELAWARE
Location: LEWES HARBOR /
DELAWARE BAY ENTRANCE
Nearest City: LEWES
County: SUSSEX
U.S.C.G. District: 5
Year Station Established: 1896

NPS photo by Ralph Eshelman, 1996

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1926
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1973
Foundation Materials: CAST IRON CAISSON/ROCK JETTY
Construction Materials: CAST IRON
Markings/Patterns: WHITE TOWER/BROWN CYLINDER/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: CONICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 76
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: DCB-36 (SOLAR POWERED)
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 72
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1926
Number of Stories:
Architectural Style: INTEGRAL
Construction Materials: CAST IRON

Other Structures: BREAKWATER

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: DELAWARE RIVER AND BAY LIGHTHOUSE FOUNDATION, INC.

Open to the Public? YES, FOR SCHEDULED TOURS ONLY

National Register Status: PART OF LISTING; Reference #89000289
Name of Listing: NATIONAL HARBOR OF REFUGE & DELAWARE BREAKWATER HARBOR HISTORIC DISTRICT
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
1896 TOWER BADLY DAMAGED IN 1920 STORM, REBUILT 1926; TOOK OVER DUTIES OF CAPE HENLOPEN LIGHT; NORTH LIGHT, BUILT IN 1913, IS BROWN CYLINDER W/BLACK LANTERN ON CONCRETE BASE. TRANSFERRED TO THE DELAWARE RIVER AND BAY LIGHHTOUSE FOUNDATION IN 2004 UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE NATIONAL HISTORIC LIGHTHOUSE PRESERVATION ACT.

Last Modified: Tues, Dec 27 2005 1:24:02 pm EDT
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