Property Record
SE SHORE, SAND ISLAND, APOSTLE ISLANDS
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Shaw-Hill Farm - Log Cabin |
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| Other Name: | Post Office, Beach House |
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| Reference Number: | 1100 |
| Location (Address): | SE SHORE, SAND ISLAND, APOSTLE ISLANDS |
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| County: | Bayfield |
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| Township/Village: | Bayfield |
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| Town: | 52 |
| Range: | 5 |
| Direction: | W |
| Section: | 25 |
| Quarter Section: | NE |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | SE |
| Year Built: | 1871 |
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| Additions: | C. 1910 |
| Survey Date: | 19752014 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Front Gabled |
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| Wall Material: | Log |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' (Shaw Farm) 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-Public History. A 'site file' exists for this property under the name "Shaw Point Historic District." 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, State Historic Preservation Office. GROUP OF FIVE BLDGS BUILT BETWEEN 1870 AND 1900 SEE NRHP NOMIATION FORM FOR COMPLETE DESCRIPTION AND STATEMENT The Shaw-Hill Log Cabin, also known as the post office and the beach house, is located along the shoreline near the Shaw-Hill dock. It was one of the earliest structures Frank Shaw built on his property when he started a commercial fishing camp around 1870. Burt Hill and his wife, Anna Mae Shaw, purchased the property and lived in the cabin until approximately 1915 when they moved up the hill to the log house. The cabin also functioned as the Shaw Point post office. Additionally, Hill managed a cooperative store out of a lean-to addition that was constructed on the west side of the cabin. After the post office and store were discontinued, the Hills rented the cabin to boarders and fishermen. Fred Andersen purchased the property in 1944 for use as a seasonal residence for his family. He sold the property to his son, Hugh, and his son-in-law, Bill Hulings, in 1946. It is still used as a seasonal residence for Andersen descendants today. |
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| Bibliographic References: | [A] SEE NRHP NOMINATION FORM Alanen, Arnold R. “The Shaw-Hill Farm Site On Sand Island (Apostle Islands National Lakeshore): Biographical and Site-Related Information.” June 1990. Report prepared by the Department of Landscape Architecture, School of Natural Resources, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin. Parnes, Herschel, L. D. “Shaw Farm.” National Register of Historic Places nomination. August 5, 1975. Snyder, Dave. “Sketch Map of Sand Island’s Shaw Point, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, 1994, not to scale.” Apostle Islands National Lakeshore archives, Bayfield, Wisconsin. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |