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}} The Milwaukee Breakwater lighthouse is located in the harbor of Milwaukee in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. It protects the entrance to the Milwaukee River. ==History== This lighthouse, owned and operated by the United States Coast Guard, is an active aid to navigation. The steel tower has a square Balcony and "round cast iron lantern room () features helical astragals" in the lantern.〔(Terry Pepper, Seeing the Light, Milwaukee Breakwater Light. )〕 The two-story steel lighthouse keeper's quarters are in the art deco style. The structure rests on a concrete pier, which rises more than above the lake's surface.〔(Wobser, David, Milwaukee Breakwater Light, boatnerd.com. )〕 The tower rests above the second floor and is tall overall. The red light has a focal plane of feet above Lake Michigan.〔 The lantern and parapet are painted black.〔 The structure is near the middle of the four-mile-long Milwaukee breakwater. It is built to withstand heavy weather and waves when Lake Michigan becomes roughest. The building is made of "steel plates over a steel skeletal frame, and is equipped with windows and portholes with glass a full half inch in thickness." The structure was originally painted red, but became white thereafter.〔 In 1926, the original fourth order Fresnel lens was transferred from the Milwaukee Pierhead Light.〔 The "helical barred lantern is also thought to have come from the pierhead light".〔 The lens was removed in 1994,〔(Lighthouse friends, Milwaukee Breakwater Light article ) ''Note, however,'' that there are claims that the original lens is still in place. See, (Terry Pepper, Seeing the Light, Milwaukee Breakwater Light. )〕 and is now an exhibit in Manitowoc at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum.〔(Photograph, Milwaukee Breakwater Light Fresnel lens (and others) ) at Rowlett, Russ, Lighthouse Directory, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.〕 The resident lighthouse keepers serviced not only this light, but all of the lights in the harbor, however boat launching and landing from this structure was especially risky.〔 A list of keepers is available.〔( Tag, Phyllis L., Great Lakes Lighthouse Research, ''List of keepers, Milwaukee Pier/Breakwater Lights''. )〕 The light is not listed on the National Register of Historic Places or the state list.〔National Park Service (Maritime History Project, Inventory of Historic Light Stations – Wisconsin – Milwaukee Breakwater Light. )〕 It was nominated for NRHP status by the City of Milwaukee Historic Preservation Commission on July 25, 2011.〔(Motion relating to the NRHP status for the Milwaukee Breakwater Light. )〕 In June 2011 the United States Coast Guard declared that they no longer need the lighthouse, and that they will transfer it to eligible organizations, or if none are found, auction it.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Milwaukee Breakwater Lighthouse, Wisconsin )〕 In 2013, (Optima Enrichment ) acquired the lighthouse from the Coast Guard and is currently raising funds in order to open the lighthouse to the public.〔"Brookfield nonprofit acquires historic Milwaukee Breakwater Light," (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ) September 16, 2013〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Milwaukee Breakwater Light」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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