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| Location | Kenosha, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates | 42°35′19.7″N 87°48′30.83″W / 42.588806°N 87.8085639°W[1] |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1906 |
| Foundation | Concrete pier |
| Construction | Cast iron |
| Height | 50 feet (15 m) |
| Shape | Frustum of a cone |
| Markings | Red, black lantern and parapet |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place  |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1906 |
| Focal height | 50 feet (15 m) |
| Lens | Fourth-order Fresnel lens (original), 9.8-inch (250 mm) Tideland Signal acrylic optic Fresnel lens[2] (current) |
| Range | 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) |
| Characteristic | Red, Isophase, 6 sec[1] |
Kenosha North Pierhead Light | |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built by | Office of the Lighthouse; Superintendent, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| MPS | Light Stations of the United States MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 08000545[3] |
| Added to NRHP | June 24, 2008 |
The Kenosha North Pier Light, also known as the Kenosha North Pierhead Light, is a lighthouse located in Kenosha, Wisconsin. "A typical 'Lake Michigan red tower'",[4] it is a sibling to the Milwaukee Pierhead Light.[5] This light was built in 1906 as a replacement of the old Kenosha Light Station.[4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[6]
- ^ a b Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2014.
- ^ Terry Pepper, Seeing the Light, Kenosha Pierhead & Breakwater Lights.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b Wobser, David, Kenosha North Pier Head Light Archived 2008-09-07 at the Wayback Machine, Boatnerd
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Eastern Wisconsin". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Kenosha North Pierhead Light". National Park Service. Retrieved January 24, 2021. With accompanying pictures