WayfarrowRacine Harbor Lighthouse and Life Saving Station
Lighthouse · Racine County, Wisconsin
Racine Harbor Lighthouse and Life Saving Station is a lighthouse in Racine County, Wisconsin. Wisconsin has 54 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 4 of them in Racine County.
It was built in 1866, in the Civil War era, making it the 5th oldest of the 36 in Wisconsin with a recorded construction date; it was deactivated in 1903.
Status check, 2026-11: The 1866 brick lighthouse and keeper's dwelling still stands, now privately owned. It was shut down in 1901, when the light moved to a pierhead tower, and its tower was capped. The 1837 date in the record belongs to the first Root River light. One local source says the tower rose 47.5 ft above the lake, which is not the same as tower height. Racine Harbor Lighthouse and Life Saving Station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 42.7341° N, 87.7787° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1866 |
|---|---|
| Deactivated | 1903 |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 42.73405, -87.77870 |
Nearby places
- Racine North Breakwater Lightlighthouse · Racine County · 0.3 mi
- Racine Reef Lightlighthouse · Racine County · 2.2 mi
- Wind Point Lightlighthouse · Racine County · 3.4 mi
- Kenosha North Pier Lightlighthouse · Kenosha County · 10.2 mi
- Kenosha Lightlighthouse · Kenosha County · 10.2 mi
- Auroraghost town · Kenosha County · 11.8 mi
- Raymond Centerghost town · Racine County · 12.7 mi
- Root Creekghost town · Milwaukee County · 19.8 mi
- Milwaukee Breakwater Lightlighthouse · Milwaukee County · 20.9 mi
- Denoonghost town · Waukesha County · 20.9 mi
- Milwaukee Pierhead Lightlighthouse · Milwaukee County · 21 mi
- Muskego Settlementghost town · Racine County · 22.2 mi
Questions
Where is Racine Harbor Lighthouse and Life Saving Station?
Racine Harbor Lighthouse and Life Saving Station is in Racine County, Wisconsin, at 42.7341, -87.7787.
How many lighthouses are in Racine County?
Racine County, Wisconsin has 4 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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- National Register of Historic Places — National Register of Historic Places record (public-domain)
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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.