Finn's Point Rear Range Light

{{Short description|Historic place in New Jersey, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Finn's Point Rear Range Light

| nrhp_type =

| image = Finns Point Rear Range Light, Pennsville Township, NJ.jpg

| caption = Finn's Point Rear Range Light

| nearest_city = Pennsville Township, New Jersey

| location = Intersection of Fort Mott and Lighthouse roads
Finns Point

| coordinates = {{coord|39|37|1|N|75|32|5|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = USA New Jersey Salem County#New Jersey#USA

| built = 1876–1877

| builder = Kellogg Bridge Co.

| architecture =

| added = August 30, 1978

| area =

| refnum = 78001792{{NRISref|version=2013a|refnum=78001792}}

| designated_other1_name = New Jersey Register of Historic Places

| designated_other1_abbr = NJRHP

| designated_other1_link = New Jersey Register of Historic Places

| designated_other1_date = December 19, 1977

| designated_other1_number = 2441{{cite web |title=New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Salem County |url=https://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nrsr_lists/SALEM.pdf#page=3 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office |page=3 |date=December 20, 2022 }}

| designated_other1_num_position = bottom

| designated_other1_color = #ffc94b

| module =

{{Infobox lighthouse

|embed=yes

| name = Finns Point Range Lighthouse

| yearlit = 1877

| automated = 1934

| yeardeactivated = 1950

| foundation = Masonry

| construction = Wrought Iron

| shape = Skeletal w/cylinder

| height = {{convert|115|ft}}

| lens = Fourth Order Fresnel lens

| range =

| characteristic = 1 Second Eclipse (Currently Not Lit)

}}

}}

Finn's Point Rear Range Light is located at the intersection of Fort Mott and Lighthouse roads on Finns Point in Pennsville Township of Salem County, New Jersey. The range light was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 30, 1978, for its significance in engineering.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=78001792}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Finn's Point Rear Range Light |publisher=National Park Service|author=Georqe A. Chidley IV |date=June 1977 }} It has been incorporated into the Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.

History and description

The range light was built 1876–1877 by the Kellogg Bridge Co. of Buffalo, New York. The tower is made from wrought iron and is approximately {{convert|100|feet}} high. The platform at the top is reached by a cast iron spiral staircase encased in a wrought iron cylinder. The use of wrought iron was atypical for this type of tower. It had resistance to corrosion and cracking. According to the nomination form, this tower is the only extant structure of this type in the state. The light was taken out of service {{circa|1950}} and the lenses removed.

File:Finns Point Rear Range Light, Pennsville Township, NJ - information sign.jpg

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