Kenosha Light Station

Kenosha (Southport) Light Station
Map
LocationSimmons Island, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Coordinates42°35′22″N 87°48′57″W / 42.58944°N 87.81583°W / 42.58944; -87.81583
Tower
Constructed1866
FoundationStone
ConstructionMilwaukee "Cream City brick" w/Mortar coat[2]
Automated1996
Height55 feet (17 m)
ShapeConical
Markingsnatural, green lantern
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1866
Deactivated1906-1996
Focal height76 feet (23 m)[1]
LensFourth order Fresnel lens (original), 12 in (300 mm) Tideland Signal ML-300 acrylic plastic lens (current)
Kenosha Light Station
Location5117 Fourth Ave., Kenosha, Wisconsin
Arealess than one acre
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.90000995[3]
Added to NRHPJune 28, 1990

Kenosha Light Station (also called Southport Light Station) is a lighthouse and keeper's house on Simmons Island north of the channel into Kenosha's harbor in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.[4]

  1. ^ Pepper, Terry. "Seeing the Light: Lighthouses on the western Great Lakes, database". Archived from the original on 2008-01-30.
  2. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Wisconsin". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference nrhp_nom was invoked but never defined (see the help page).