Mahon River Light
.jpg) | |
 | |
| Location | Port Mahon, Delaware |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 39°11′06″N 75°24′04″W / 39.185°N 75.401°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1903 |
| Construction | Steel skeletal tower |
| Height | 37 feet (11 m) |
| Shape | Skeletal tower |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place  |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1955 |
| Deactivated | 1955 |
| Focal height | 37 feet (11 m) |
| Lens | Fresnel lens |
| Range | 7 nmi (13 km; 8.1 mi) |
| Characteristic | white flash every 4 s |
Port Mahon Lighthouse | |
   | |
| Nearest city | Little Creek, Delaware |
| Coordinates | 39°11′5″N 75°24′4″W / 39.18472°N 75.40111°W |
| Built | 1902-1903 |
| NRHP reference No. | 79000624[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 25, 1979 |
Mahon River Lighthouse is a U.S. lighthouse in Port Mahon, Delaware, on the west side of the mouth of the Delaware River.[2]
History
[edit]The original Mahon River Lighthouse built in 1903 and was a 2-story wood keeper's house with an octagonal lantern centered on the roof. It was discontinued in 1955, the same year as the current steel skeletal tower was lit. The 1903 lighthouse burned accidentally in 1984. The clubhouse of the Jonathan's Landing Golf Course in Magnolia was built as a replica of the original lighthouse. The current tower is an active aid to navigation and not open to the public.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Delaware". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^ Bernard L. Herman (April 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Port Mahon Lighthouse". National Park Service. and accompanying ninephotos
External links
[edit]
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. DE-214, "Port Mahon Lighthouse, Delaware Bay at mouth of Mahon River, on State Route 89, Little Creek vicinity, Kent County, DE", 10 photos, 4 measured drawings, 14 data pages, 1 photo caption page
| Topics |   | |
|---|---|---|
| Lists by county | ||
| Lists by city | ||
| Other lists | ||
| Authority control databases: Geographic |
|---|
 | This article relating to a United States lighthouse is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about a building or structure in Delaware is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware
- Lighthouses completed in 1903
- Lighthouses in Kent County, Delaware
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Delaware
- National Register of Historic Places in Kent County, Delaware
- United States lighthouse stubs
- Delaware building and structure stubs