History/Info:
This light is a red conical tower consisting of riveted steel plates. It was originally equipped with a Fourth Order Fresnel lens. It sits at the end of a ribbed-steel-reinforced pier leading into Kenosha's harbor.

While there had been a light at the end of Kenosha's north pier since 1848, with improvements made as part of the Army Corps of Engineers harbor improvements begun in 1899, a skeletal wooden light, typical of the type constructed on piers throughout the Great Lakes, was built at the Pier's end.

The existing cast iron tower was built to replace the previous wooden tower in 1906. Standing fifty feet tall, the circular lantern room with diagonal astragals was outfitted with a Fourth Order Fresnel lens.

(Source: Internet Public Library)
(Source: Seeing the Light )

Latitude/Longitude: 42°35'N 87°49'W

Directions: click here for overview map   -   click here for detailed map

• From I-94 take exit 342 and head east on Route 158.
• Stay on Route 158 for 6.6 miles until you come to Route 32.
• Take a left on Route 32.
• In 0.2 miles, take your second right onto 50th St.
• Go over the bridge, stay to your right, and you'll see Southport Lighthouse on your left. Go past Southport, around to your left, and park in the lot where you'll see Kenosha Pierhead in front of you.