MILWAUKEE NORTH BREAKWATER NEW

Year Established:
1926
Existing:
Yes
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2015
Photo Credit:
Ralph Eshelman
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
LAKE MICHIGAN
Latitude:
43° 1.6'
Longitude:
87° 52.9'
City / Town:
MILWAUKEE
U.S. State:
Wisconsin
Location County:
MILWAUKEE
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. MILWAUKEE NORTH BREAKWATER NEW
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1926
Tower Construction Material:
STEEL FRAME
Tower Foundation:
CONCRETE PIER
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
61
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
53
Tower Shape:
SQUARE ON SQUARE HOUSE
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1926
Keeper's Quarters Style:
INTEGRAL-DECO
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
STEEL

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
UNKNOWN
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1966
USCG Access to Optics:
No

Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017