The 120 feet (37 m) wrought iron tower was made by the Kellogg Bridge Company of Buffalo, New York.

[5] Within the tapering skeletal structure an 8-foot (2.4 m) diameter cylindrical stair tower rises to the underside of the lantern.

The cylinder is lined with wood, with the stairway spiraling up within around a 9-inch (230 mm) diameter central column.

The lantern contained a second-order fixed white light that operated 24 hours a day.

The renamed Liston Range was temporarily illuminated by a locomotive-style lamp on a 100-foot (30 m) pole until the rear light could be moved.