Christiana Lighthouse

Year Built

1835

Cost

$6,000

Type

Octagonal tower house on roof

Height

44 feet

Location

North shore of Christina River

Automated Year

N/A

First Lit

1835

Lens Type

Originally reflectors/lamps; - converted to fourth order Fresnel Lens

Fog Signal

None

Year Deactivated

1909

Color

White

Last Keeper - Date

William E. Spicer (1894 – 1909)

Description

It remained standing for years but was finally pulled down in 1939.

Brief History

•  The original beacon was a set of ten lamps and reflectors, reduced to eight by 1841.
•  Anthony Christy was ninety-six when he was appointed in 1853, and occupied the post until his death in 1862 at the age of a hundred and five.
•  In 1884 the light consisted of a fixed white lantern on a post. In 1901 it was a fixed red lantern on a bell tower.
•  In 1909 Bellevue range lights were activated to mark the route up the Delaware.
•  1939, Christiana Lighthouse was demolished after having served as a dwelling for keepers of Bellevue Range for several years.