Kenosha Light Station

Kenosha (Southport) Light Station
LocationSimmons Island, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Coordinates42°35′22″N 87°48′57″W / 42.58944°N 87.81583°W / 42.58944; -87.81583
Tower
Constructed1866
FoundationStone
ConstructionMilwaukee "Cream City brick" w/Mortar coat
Automated1996
Height55 feet (17 m)
ShapeConical
Markingsnatural, green lantern
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place 
Light
First lit1866
Deactivated1906-1996
Focal height76 feet (23 m)
LensFourth order Fresnel lens (original), 12 in (300 mm) Tideland Signal ML-300 acrylic plastic lens (current)
Kenosha Light Station
Location5117 Fourth Ave., Kenosha, Wisconsin
Arealess than one acre
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.90000995
Added to NRHPJune 28, 1990

Kenosha Light Station (also called Southport Light Station) is a lighthouse and keeper's house on Simmons Island north of the channel into Kenosha's harbor in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.