Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Wisconsin--North Point (Milwaukee) Light

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NORTH POINT (MILWAUKEE) LIGHT

State: WISCONSIN
Location: MILWAUKEE RIVER ENTRANCE / LAKE MICHIGAN
Nearest City: MILWAUKEE
County: MILWAUKEE
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1855

Photo courtesy Ted Smith

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1888
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1994
Automated:
Foundation Materials: CONCRETE
Construction Materials: CAST IRON (1888)/STEEL (1912)
Markings/Patterns: WHITE WITH RED ROOF
Shape: OCTAGONAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 74
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1888
Present Optic:
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 154
Fresnel Lens Disposition: FOURTH ORDER FRESNEL REMOVED IN 1994
Has tower been moved? YES

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date: 1855
Description: BRICK
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? UNKNOWN

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1855
Number of Stories: 2.5
Architectural Style: DUPLEX
Construction Materials: FRAME

Other Structures:

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION / STATE PARK

Owner/Manager: MILWAUKEE COUNTY PARKS W/USCG ACCESS TO OPTIC

Open to the Public? YES (Go to Lighthouses to Visit for access information)

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #84003732
Name of Listing: USCG LIGHTHOUSES/STATIONS OF THE GREAT LAKES
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1980

Miscellaneous:
1888 CAST IRON TOWER PLACED ON 1913 STEEL STRUCTURE TO INCREASE HEIGHT

Last Modified: Wed, Mar 27 2002 10:56:02 am EDT
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