This new metal tower was then named the Racine North Breakwater Light, completed November 23, 1901.

The structure was made entirely of metal and painted completely white save for the lantern room which housed the Fresnel lens.

In 1904 a 1,500 pounds (680 kg) fog bell was mounted to the lighthouse, and the lantern room was finally constructed, a hexagonal pyramidal tower.

[1] In 1933, 18,000 feet (5,500 m) of telephone cables were laid down between Racine and the breakwater, allowing for the tower to be automated from the shore.

In 1987, the lighthouse was scheduled to be torn down, but a public outcry stopped the demolition.