55780 GEORGE LAKE RD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

55780 GEORGE LAKE RD

Architecture and History Inventory
55780 GEORGE LAKE RD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:ISLAND LAKE CAMP
Other Name:GRAY-MCCORMICK ISLAND LAKE CAMP
Contributing:
Reference Number:1034
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):55780 GEORGE LAKE RD
County:Bayfield
City:
Township/Village:Barnes
Unincorporated Community:
Town:45
Range:9
Direction:W
Section:18
Quarter Section:NW
Quarter/Quarter Section:NW
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1890
Additions:
Survey Date:1977
Historic Use:camp/camp structure
Architectural Style:Rustic Style
Structural System:
Wall Material:Log
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Island Lake Camp
National Register Listing Date:3/12/1982
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
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 Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation.

DOG TROT CABIN THE 1ST OF 7 LOG STRUCTURES BUILT WHILE OWNED BY DR. GRAY. SADDLE NOTCHED ROUND LOG CONSTRUCTION. LOG BLDGS OF VARIOUS TYPES AND DATES OF CONSTRUCTION. ARCHITECT PURCELL'S ORGANIC ARCHITECTURE ATTRIBUTED TO THIS RETREAT.
Bibliographic References:[A] NRHP NOMINATION FORM
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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