Maria Aiello
North Point Lighthouse
The North Point Lighthouse (Wisconsin) has a long history of guiding mariners to Milwaukee Bay. Erected in 1887 and first lit in 1888, the 39-foot octagonal cast-iron tower replaced an 1855 cream city brick lightouse built too close to the eroding bluff. The Queen Anne style keeper's dwelling was built at the same time. In 1912, the tower was almost doubled to its present height of 74 feet by lifting the existing tower atop a new structure. This resulted in a light source 154 feet about the level of Lake Michigan visible up to 20 miles away. The United States Coast Guard took the light out of service in 1994. In 2003, the two-acre property was transferred to Milaukee County, the North Point Lighthouse Friends and Milwaukee County completed restoration of the light station in 2007.
North Point Lighthouse
The North Point Lighthouse (Wisconsin) has a long history of guiding mariners to Milwaukee Bay. Erected in 1887 and first lit in 1888, the 39-foot octagonal cast-iron tower replaced an 1855 cream city brick lightouse built too close to the eroding bluff. The Queen Anne style keeper's dwelling was built at the same time. In 1912, the tower was almost doubled to its present height of 74 feet by lifting the existing tower atop a new structure. This resulted in a light source 154 feet about the level of Lake Michigan visible up to 20 miles away. The United States Coast Guard took the light out of service in 1994. In 2003, the two-acre property was transferred to Milaukee County, the North Point Lighthouse Friends and Milwaukee County completed restoration of the light station in 2007.