Liston Front Range Lighthouse

Year Built

1906

Cost

N/A

Type

Watchroom and lantern room on a two-story dwelling

Height

45 feet

Location

New Castle County

Automated Year

1976

First Lit

1953

Lens Type

Second order Fresnel lens

Fog Signal

None

Year Deactivated

Active

Color

White w/red trim

Last Keeper - Date

Sophia Spencer (1943 – 1948

Description

The lighthouse is located in a private community so access from the road is restricted.

Brief History

•  In 1936 the light went from shinning dusk to dawn to staying on 24 hours a day.
•  The front range lighthouse was completed in November 1908, and its light was first exhibited on the night of December 28, 1908.
•  In 1978 the light was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
•  In May 2004 Delaware River and Bay Lighthouse Foundation signed a thirty-year lease agreement with the Coast Guard to take care of the light.
•  Liston Front Range Lighthouse went on the market for $1.2 million in April 2023 and sold for $950,000 two months later.