Tinicum Island Rear Range Light
Tinicum Island Rear Range Light
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| Tinicum Island Rear Range Light (USCG) |
| Location |
Paulsboro, New Jersey |
| Year first constructed |
1880 |
| Automated |
1967 |
| Foundation |
Stone masonry |
| Construction |
Iron |
| Tower shape |
Hexagonal skeletal tower |
| Height |
86 feet (26 m) |
| Original lens |
Parabolic reflector |
| Current lens |
DCB-24 Aerobeacon |
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Tinicum Island Rear Range Light
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| Location: |
250 feet South of junction of Beacon Avenue and Second Street, Paulsboro, New Jersey |
| Area: |
0.9 acres (0.36 ha) |
| Built: |
1880 |
| Architect: |
US Lighthouse Board |
| Architectural style: |
Classical Revival |
| Governing body: |
Local |
| MPS: |
Light Stations of the United States MPS |
| NRHP Reference#: |
72000796 |
| NJRHP #: |
208[1] |
| Significant dates |
| Added to NRHP: |
September 15, 2005 |
| Designated NJRHP: |
July 12, 2005 |
The Tinicum Island Rear Range Light is a lighthouse located in the town of Paulsboro, New Jersey, the rear of a pair of range lights marking a section of the channel in the Delaware River south of Philadelphia. The lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 15, 2005.
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- Category:National Register of Historic Places
- Portal:National Register of Historic Places
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