National Register of Historic Places

Sherwood Point Light Station

Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin
Listed
July 18, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
84003663

About this property

The Sherwood Point lighthouse is a lighthouse located near Idlewild in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. Situated on the west side of the north entrance to Sturgeon Bay, it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. Havighurst, Walter. The Long Ships Passing: The Story of the Great Lakes. Macmillan, 1943. Oleszewski, Wes, Great Lakes Lighthouses, American and Canadian: A Comprehensive Directory/Guide to Great Lakes Lighthouses. Gwinn, MI: Avery Color Studios, 1998. ISBN 0-932212-98-0. Sapulski, Wayne S. Lighthouses of Lake Michigan: Past and Present. Fowlerville, MI: Wilderness Adventure Books, 2001. ISBN 0-923568-47-6. Wright, Larry and Patricia, Great Lakes Lighthouses Encyclopedia. Erin: Boston Mills Press, 2006. ISBN 1-55046-399-3. "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Wisconsin". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017. Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. Sherwood Point Lighthouse Archived January 30, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, Door County Maritime Museum Pepper, Terry, Seeing the light, Sherwood Point Light Station (Archived May 9, 2021) NPS Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Wisconsin (Archived October 9, 2012) Pepper, Terry. "Seeing the Light: Lighthouses on the western Great Lakes". Archived from the original on April 2, 2022. Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. WI-110, "Sherwood Point Light Station, Sherwood Point Road at the mouth (west side) of Sturgeon Bay, Sturgeon Bay, Door County, WI", 19 photos, 1 data page, 5 photo caption pages

Location

Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin
44.89265, -87.43320

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When was Sherwood Point Light Station listed on the National Register?

Sherwood Point Light Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 18, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Sherwood Point Light Station?

Sherwood Point Light Station is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Sherwood Point Light Station?

The period of significance for Sherwood Point Light Station is recorded as the industrial era.

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