Property Record
N4294 UNIT#5 ALPINE VILLAGE LANE
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | ALPINE VILLAGE RESORT COTTAGE #5 |
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Other Name: | |
Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 224773 |
Location (Address): | N4294 UNIT#5 ALPINE VILLAGE LANE |
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County: | Jefferson |
City: | |
Township/Village: | Oakland |
Unincorporated Community: | |
Town: | 6 |
Range: | 13 |
Direction: | E |
Section: | 7 |
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Year Built: | 1953 |
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Additions: | |
Survey Date: | 2013 |
Historic Use: | resort/health spa |
Architectural Style: | Other Vernacular |
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Other Buildings On Site: | Y |
Demolished?: | No |
Demolished Date: |
National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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Additional Information: | The Alpine Village Resort was developed on the western shore of Lake Ripley in 1953. A lodge building near the lakeshore, five cottages uphill from the lake, and two sheds were constructed that year, all in the Swiss Chalet style. Today each the five cottages are privately owned as condominiums. Alpine Village Resort was owned and operated by Otto and Elsie Wiedholz, who also owned and operated "Vienna French Pastries Shop" on State Street in Madison. Both can be confirmed in the City of Madison Directories. Otto Wiedholz died in 1977. It is believed that operations at Alpine Village ceased sometime in the late 1970s and the cottages were rented out as rental units. |
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Bibliographic References: | Balz, Douglas. “Memories of Summer on Lake Ripley.” Chicago Tribune, April 13, 1986. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |