Kevich

Type:
Year Established:
1981
Existing:
Yes
faux lighthouse
Download:
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2007.02.16
Photo Credit:
Mike & Carol McKinney
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

City / Town:
Grafton
U.S. State:
Wisconsin
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No

STRUCTURE

Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

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Comments:
  • Constructed by Brana (Russian Orthodox priest and master carpenter) and Neva Kevich on 3.69 acres. He constructed his home beginning in 1971 and finishing in 1981.
  • The lighthouse stands 50' tall, has two shielded lights that flash 4 seconds on/ 4 seconds off at a 163-foot focal plane.
  • Congress had appropriated $3,500 for a lighthouse in 1850, but was never constructed.
    • Entered by:
    r.krugler
    Entered Date:
    Feb 13, 2023