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Liston Range Front Lighthouse
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National Register of Historic Places

Liston Range Front Lighthouse

On the National Register since 200422 years
Colonial RevivalListed 2004Wilmington
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About Liston Range Front Lighthouse

Liston Range Front Lighthouse, at 1600 Belts Rd., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 14, 2004. The Register lists it for its transportation, architecture and military, at the local level. It describes its style as Colonial Revival, as it does for 39 other Delaware listings. The listing covers 4.8 acres. Three more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isLighthouse in Delaware, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 48 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1906 to today

  1. 1906Built
  2. 2004Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 22 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

1600 Belts Rd., Wilmington · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Liston Range Front LighthouseStart here
  2. 2Delaware Academy of MedicineEarly Republic · Built 1930 · next door
  3. 3Water Witch Steam Fire Engine Company No. 5Late Victorian · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Logan HouseBuilding · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Schoonover, Frank E., StudiosBuilding · 0.2 mi on
Around it

6 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BAugustine Paper MillBuilding0.2 miDBrandywine Park and Kentmere Parkway (Boundary Increase)District0.4 miSContinental Army Encampment SiteSite0.4 miDBancroft and Sons Cotton MillsDistrict0.4 miDDelaware Avenue Historic DistrictVictorian0.5 miDDelaware Avenue Historic District (Boundary Increase)Late Victorian0.5 mi
More like it

Colonial Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Colonial Revival.

Delaware Avenue Historic District0.5 mi away
Delaware Avenue Historic District (Boundary Increase)0.5 mi away
Cool Spring Park Historic District (Boundary Increase)0.7 mi away
Gibraltar0.7 mi away

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Questions about Liston Range Front Lighthouse

Is Liston Range Front Lighthouse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 14, 2004 (Register number 03001386).

Is Liston Range Front Lighthouse a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Delaware has 14 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Eleutherian Mills, 1.4 miles away.

Can you visit Liston Range Front Lighthouse?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Liston Range Front Lighthouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 48 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 75324589 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.