Location | Simmons Island, Kenosha, Wisconsin |
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Coordinates | 42°35′22″N 87°48′57″W / 42.58944°N 87.81583°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1866 |
Foundation | Stone |
Construction | Milwaukee "Cream City brick" w/Mortar coat[2] |
Automated | 1996 |
Height | 55 feet (17 m) |
Shape | Conical |
Markings | natural, green lantern |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
Light | |
First lit | 1866 |
Deactivated | 1906-1996 |
Focal height | 76 feet (23 m)[1] |
Lens | Fourth order Fresnel lens (original), 12 in (300 mm) Tideland Signal ML-300 acrylic plastic lens (current) |
Kenosha Light Station | |
Location | 5117 Fourth Ave., Kenosha, Wisconsin |
Area | less than one acre |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 90000995[3] |
Added to NRHP | June 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]
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