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END OF BREAKWATER ON WISCONSIN POINT, ALLOUEZ BAY | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

END OF BREAKWATER ON WISCONSIN POINT, ALLOUEZ BAY

Architecture and History Inventory
END OF BREAKWATER ON WISCONSIN POINT, ALLOUEZ BAY | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Superior Entry South Breakwater Light
Other Name:Superior Harbor Entry Lighthouse
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:17900
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):END OF BREAKWATER ON WISCONSIN POINT, ALLOUEZ BAY
County:Douglas
City:Superior
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1913
Additions:
Survey Date:1977
Historic Use:lifesaving station facility/lighthouse
Architectural Style:Astylistic Utilitarian Building
Structural System:
Wall Material:Stucco
Architect: United States Lighthouse Service
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Superior Entry South Breakwater Light
National Register Listing Date:3/1/2007
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. ROUND LIGHTHOUSE. 16 PANED WINDOWS. TALLER LIGHTHOUSE TO REAR BUT OBSCURED. LIGHTHOUSE AUTOMATED IN LATE 1960S. COAST GUARD TRANSFERRED TO MINNESOTA POINT AFTER AUTOMATION. SEE DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR CULTURAL RESOURCES STUDY MAP #51. Sold to Wisconsin Lighthouse LLC, a private company in 2021 see ARI 21-0797
Bibliographic References:Date of construction: National Maritime Initiative Preliminary Inventory of Aids to Navigation. "DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY" (1976?)
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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