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550 E JACKSON ST

Historic Name:
Port Washington North Breakwater
Other Name:
Reference Number:
233424

Property Location

Location (Address)
550 E JACKSON ST
County
Ozaukee
City/Village
Port Washington
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1934
Additions
1980
Survey Date
2016,2022
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Stone - Unspecified
Architect
U.s. Army Corps of Engineers,Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co.-1934
Other Buildings On Site
Y
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
This breakwater was built in 1934 by the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. of Chicago for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as part of a harbor improvement program that also included the construction of a new lighthouse (AHI# 230572), which was built in 1935 on the offshore end of this breakwater.
Bibliographic References
Port Washington Pilot, Various issues.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Port Washington North Breakwater Light
National Register Listing Date
Dec 03, 2018
State Register Listing Date
Aug 17, 2018
Contributing
Yes
Unique ID
HI233424

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Photographs
Port Washington Harbor

Port Washington Harbor

July 27, 1960

View from shoreline at Port Washington south of two ramps within a breakwater. There is a lighthouse in the background. Boats are along a pier on the right, and another boat is close to the shoreli...

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