Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse – Delaware

1st Lighthouse Completed: November 20, 1908

A white, hexagonal, three-story, frame structure, with lead colored trim and a black lantern atop a brown, cylindrical, iron foundation.

2nd Lighthouse Completed: November 15, 1926

A white, conical, metal tower topped by a black lantern. The superstructure rests on a black, trumpet shaped, iron caisson built into the breakwater. The pier is lined inside with reinforced concrete and the tower with brick. The whole structure is supported upon a heavy block of concrete lying within the breakwater.

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