Baileys Harbor Range Lights

The Baileys Harbor Range Lights are a pair of lighthouses arranged in a range light configuration, located near Baileys Harbor in Door County, Wisconsin, United States.

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LocationDoor County, US
Water bodyBaileys Harbor Edit this on Wikidata
Coordinates45°04′19″N 87°07′12″W / 45.072°N 87.12°W / 45.072; -87.12
Constructionlumber Edit this on Wikidata
Baileys Harbor Range Front Light Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates45°04′13″N 87°07′11″W / 45.07028°N 87.11972°W / 45.07028; -87.11972[citation needed]
Constructed1869 Edit this on Wikidata
FoundationField stone
ConstructionWood
Automated1930
Height21 feet (6.4 m)
ShapeSquare base, upper is octagonal
MarkingsKRW
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places contributing property Edit this on Wikidata
First lit1869
Deactivated1969-2015
Focal height7 m (23 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
LensFifth order Fresnel (1897)[1] (original), LED (current)
CharacteristicF R Edit this on Wikidata
Baileys Harbor Range Rear Light Edit this at Wikidata
Rear range light
Coordinates45°04′22″N 87°07′16″W / 45.07278°N 87.12111°W / 45.07278; -87.12111[citation needed]
Constructed1870 Edit this on Wikidata
FoundationField stone
ConstructionWood
Automated1930
Height30 feet (9.1 m)[2]
ShapeSquare, atop a house
MarkingsWhite w/black and red markings
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places contributing property Edit this on Wikidata
First lit1870
Deactivated1969-2015
Focal height36 feet (11 m)[3]
LensFifth order Fresnel (original), LED (current)
Characteristicdirectional mark
Baileys Harbor Directional Light Edit this at Wikidata
FoundationConcrete
ConstructionMetal skeleton tower with red/white/red dayboard[6]
Height21 m (69 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
First lit1969 Edit this on Wikidata
Deactivated2015 Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height21 m (69 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicWhite light Flashing every 2.5 seconds, with a higher intensity beam on a bearing of 340°[4][5]
Baileys Harbor Range Light
Baileys Harbor Range Lights is located in Wisconsin
Baileys Harbor Range Lights
Baileys Harbor Range Lights is located in the United States
Baileys Harbor Range Lights
LocationRoughly Co. Rd. Q, Ridges Rd., and WI 57, Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin
Coordinates45°4′19″N 87°7′13″W / 45.07194°N 87.12028°W / 45.07194; -87.12028
Area5.4 acres (2.2 ha)
Built1869
ArchitectBreitbach, Andrew
NRHP reference No.89001466[7]
Added to NRHPSeptember 21, 1989

History

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The range lights replaced the Baileys Harbor Lighthouse in 1870 at a cost of $6,000.[8] They are approximately 980 feet (300 m) apart and aligned on a 340° bearing line to guide boats safely into the harbor. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989, as reference number 89001466 as the Baileys Harbor Range Light. Currently part of the Ridges wildlife sanctuary, which is listed on the List of National Natural Landmarks in Wisconsin. The grounds may be visited and guided tours are given during peak tourist seasons.

The Bailey's Harbor Range Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Reference #89001466, as BAILEYS HARBOR RANGE LIGHT. It is also on the State List/Inventory as of 1988.[8]

After 1969, the Coast Guard removed lighting equipment from the original buildings and replaced them with a single directional light on the beach. In 1990, the Ridges Sanctuary took possession of the buildings and began restoring them; this was completed during the 1990s, when both buildings were rewired to supply electricity to the lamps. A skeleton tower, which was listed in Volume VII of the United States Coast Guard light list, provided shipping guidance until 2015, when the original range lights were updated with modern LED lamps and brought back online.

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  1. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Wisconsin". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017.
  2. ^ Database of Tower Heights by Terry Pepper, Seeing the Light (Archived October 23, 2021)
  3. ^ Pepper, Terry. "Database of Focal Heights". Seeing the Light. terrypepper.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2021.
  4. ^ Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2014.
  5. ^ "Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society, Baileys Harbor Lower Front Range (Lake Michigan) Light ARLHS USA-936".
  6. ^ Bailey's Harbor Range Lights in Lighthouse Resources: Historic Lighthouses & Light Stations, United States Coast Guard, October 21, 2019
  7. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  8. ^ a b National Park Service, Maritime History Project, Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Wisconsin (Archived August 25, 2012)

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