![]() Mispillion Light | |
![]() | |
Location | Sussex County, US |
---|---|
Coordinates | 38°56′51″N 75°18′54″W / 38.9474°N 75.3151°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1873 ![]() |
Construction | wood (artificial physical structure) ![]() |
Automated | 1926 ![]() |
Height | 65 ft (20 m) ![]() |
Shape | square ![]() |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place ![]() |
Light | |
First lit | 1873 ![]() |
Deactivated | 1929 ![]() |
Lens | sixth order Fresnel lens ![]() |
Characteristic | Fl W 3s ![]() |
1929 light | |
![]() Beacon tower in 1992 | |
Construction | steel ![]() |
First lit | 1929 ![]() |
Deactivated | 1984 ![]() |
Mispillion Lighthouse and Beacon Tower | |
Nearest city | Milford, Delaware |
Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
Built | 1873 |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival, Carpenter Gothic |
NRHP reference No. | 86002919[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 18, 1987 |
Mispillion Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Delaware, United States, located on the Mispillion River near Delaware Bay.