North Point Light
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| Location | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates | 43°03′56″N 87°52′17″W / 43.06556°N 87.87139°W |
| Tower | |
| Foundation | Concrete |
| Construction | Cast Iron (1888) / Steel (1912) |
| Height | 74 feet |
| Shape | Octagonal |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place  |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1888 |
| Deactivated | 1994 |
| Focal height | 47 m (154 ft) |
| 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.
Replaced previous "cream city" brick lighthouse constructed in 1855. The 1888 cast iron lighthouse was placed on top of a steel structure in 1912 raising it's height to 74 feet and light focal plane to 154 feet. The tower underwent restoration in 2005.
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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