Built 1828 Opened 1828 Added to NRHP 12 December 1976 Architect William Strickland | NRHP Reference # 76000586 Area 7,689 m² Nearest city Lewes | |
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Similar Harbor of Refuge Light, Cupola Park, Fox Point State Park, Holts Landing State Park, Chesapeake & Delaware | ||
The Delaware Breakwater is a set of breakwaters east of Lewes, Delaware on Cape Henlopen that form Lewes Harbor. They were listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 12, 1976.
The original 1,700-foot (520 m) and 2,800-foot (850 m) breakwaters were built in 1828. The breakwaters are now included in the National Harbor of Refuge and Delaware Breakwater Harbor Historic District.
The breakwaters were the first structure of their kind to be built in the Western Hemisphere.
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