Built in 1886 by Mr. Boehmer of Manitowoc for the U.S. Lighthouse Service, this lighthouse stood at the harbor entrance of Two Rivers for 89 years until it was replaced by an automated beacon. Its original lamp was a 240 degree Fresnel lens lit by an oil wick, and later the oil was replaced by an electric bulb. Mr. Anton Gauthier of Two Rivers was its first keeper, a role included among his duties as keeper of the Rawley Point Lighthouse, now known as Point Beach Lighthouse.