Property Record
KIMBERLY POINT PARK
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Kimberly Point Park Lighthouse |
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| Other Name: | Public Recreation |
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| Reference Number: | 62734 |
| Location (Address): | KIMBERLY POINT PARK |
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| County: | Winnebago |
| City: | Neenah |
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| Year Built: | 1944 |
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| Survey Date: | 2004 |
| Historic Use: | lifesaving station facility/lighthouse |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
| Structural System: | Unknown |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Kimberly Point Park Lighthouse |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 2/5/2013 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 2/17/2012 |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. Staged octagonal brick lighthouse with open porch wings. Given by J.C. Kimberly to meet needs of sailing on Lake Winnnebago. The lighthouse and its donor are synonymous with Neenah's sailing history. The 1981 map code was 1/7 on city engineers base map. Kimberly Point Park was added to Neenah's park system in 1929 and was the gift of Mrs. Helen Kimberly Stuart. The park overlooks both the mouth of the Fox River and Lake Winnebago. The Kimberly Point Lighthouse, located in Kimberly Point Park, was erected in 1944 from funds donated by Mr.J.C. Kimberly. Kimberly, as well many of his immediate neighbors were active in sailing. Not only does the lighthouse mark the head of the river with Lake Winnebago, It also serves as a comfort station for the park. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. Shattuck's History of Neenah, p. 379. Neenah Citizen 10/31/1997. Shattuck, A History of Neenah, 379. Inside the Fox Cities. Dec-Jan 1989. Cover photo. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |