Property Record
ROCK ISLAND, NW TIP
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | POTTAWATOMIE LIGHTHOUSE |
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Other Name: | ROCK ISLAND LIGHTH0USE (DNR) |
Contributing: | |
Reference Number: | 16133 |
Location (Address): | ROCK ISLAND, NW TIP |
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County: | Door |
City: | |
Township/Village: | Washington |
Unincorporated Community: | |
Town: | 34 |
Range: | 30 |
Direction: | E |
Section: | 15 |
Quarter Section: | SE |
Quarter/Quarter Section: | NE |
Year Built: | 1858 |
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Additions: | |
Survey Date: | 1975 |
Historic Use: | lifesaving station facility/lighthouse |
Architectural Style: | Front Gabled |
Structural System: | |
Wall Material: | Limestone |
Architect: | |
Other Buildings On Site: | |
Demolished?: | No |
Demolished Date: |
National/State Register Listing Name: | Pottawatomie Lighthouse |
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National Register Listing Date: | 4/20/1979 |
State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
National Register Multiple Property Name: |
Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. OLDEST LIGHTHOUSE ON ROCK ISLAND. HIGHEST LIGHTHOUSE ON GREAT LAKES, 137' ABOVE SEA LEVEL. VISIBLE FOR 20 MILES. Covenant/Easement: From 9/15/1989 to 9/15/1994. A 'covenant file' exists for this property. It may contain additional information such as photos, drawings and correspondence. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. |
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Bibliographic References: | WASHINGTON ISLAND OBSERVER 2/8/1996. Green Bay Press Gazette 5/26/2002. Green Bay Press Gazette 5/12/2004. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |