Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Delaware Lighthouses--Reedy Island Range Rear Light

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REEDY ISLAND RANGE REAR LIGHT

State: DELAWARE
Location: DELAWARE RIVER MOUTH
Nearest City: TAYLOR'S BRIDGE
County: NEW CASTLE
U.S.C.G. District: 5
Year Station Established: 1839

NPS photo by Ralph Eshelman, 1998

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1910
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated:
Foundation Materials: 9 CONCRETE PIERS
Construction Materials: CAST IRON
Markings/Patterns: BLACK
Shape: SKELETAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 110
Original Optic: FIFTH ORDER RANGE
Year Original Lens Installed: 1910
Present Optic: DCB 224
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 134
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: 1906
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: COLONIAL REVIVAL
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures: BARN, BRICK OIL SHED, FARMSHED

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD (TOWER)/PRIVATE OWNER (DWELLING)

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference # 0
Name of Listing: REEDY ISLAND RANGE REAR LIGHT
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

HABS/HAER Documentation? YES, DE-11

Miscellaneous:

Last Modified: Mon, Feb 25 2002 8:18:02 am EDT
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