Bellevue Range Rear Light

Bellevue Range Rear Light

Bellevue Range Rear Light
Location	Wilmington, Delaware
Coordinates	39°43′13″N 75°31′04″W / 39.720306°N 75.517893°W / 39.720306; -75.517893Coordinates: 39°43′13″N 75°31′04″W / 39.720306°N 75.517893°W / 39.720306; -75.517893
Year first lit	1909
Automated	1934
Deactivated	2001
Foundation	Concrete
Construction	Cast Iron Skeletal tower
Tower shape	Pyramidal Skeletal tower
Height	105 feet (32 m)
Original lens	Fourth order Fresnel lens
Current lens	N/A
Characteristic	Flashing white

Bellevue Range Rear Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Delaware, United States, on the mouth of the Christina River on the Delaware River, Wilmington, Delaware

History

The Bellevue Range Rear Lighthouse is a pyramidal skeletal light tower built in 1909 on the grounds of a landfill. It was operated by resident keepers from 1909 until 1934 when it was automated. The Bellevue Range Rear light was deactivated in 2001 when the landfill grew too high to see the light, and a modern tower was built to replace it. The modern tower is an active aid to navigation. The Bellevue Range Rear Light is not open to the public.^[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.^[2]

References

Lighthouses of Delaware Baker Shoal Range Front Light Baker Shoal Range Rear Light Bellevue Range Rear Light Cape Henlopen Beacon Cape Henlopen Light Cherry Island Range Rear Light Christiana Light Christiana North Jetty Light Delaware Breakwater East End Light Delaware Breakwater Range Front Light Delaware Breakwater Range Rear Light Fenwick Island Light Fourteen Foot Bank Light Harbor of Refuge Light Liston Range Front Light Liston Range Rear Light Mahon River Light Marcus Hook Range Front Light Marcus Hook Range Rear Light Mispillion Light New Castle Range Front Light New Castle Range Rear Light Reedy Island Range Rear Light

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Delaware Topics Contributing property Keeper of the Register Historic district History of the National Register of Historic Places National Park Service Property types Lists by county Kent New Castle (Northern) New Castle (Southern) Sussex Lists by city Wilmington (New Castle County) Other lists Bridges National Historic Landmarks Category:National Register of Historic Places in Delaware Portal:National Register of Historic Places