North Point Lighthouse
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 North Point Lighthouse |
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| Location: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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| Foundation: | Concrete |
| Construction: | Cast Iron (1888) / Steel (1912) |
| Year first lit: | 1888 |
| Deactivated: | 1994 |
| Tower shape: | Octagonal |
| Height: | 74 feet (23 m) |
| Original lens: | Fourth order Fresnel lens |
The North Point lighthouse is a lighthouse located in Lake Park, Milwaukee in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
The lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 as reference #84003732. It was also added to the Library of Congress Historic American Buildings Survey as survey HABS WI-358.
It replaced a previous Cream City brick lighthouse constructed in 1855 that was located too close to the edge of the eroding bluff. In 1888 a cast iron lighthouse was built, but this tower was not tall enough and was placed on top of a steel structure in 1912 raising its height to 74 feet (23 m) and light focal plane to 154 feet (47 m). The tower underwent restoration in 2005.
[edit] External links
- North Point Lighthouse Friends, Inc.
- Seeing the light
- Lighthouse friends article
- NPS Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Wisconsin
- Library of Congress Historic American Buildings Survey Survey number HABS WI-358
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