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]