Property Record
N4330 Alpine Village Lane
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | H. & Belle Olsen Shed |
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Other Name: | Willerup Bible Camp Shed |
Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 225168 |
Location (Address): | N4330 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: | 1900 |
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Additions: | |
Survey Date: | 2013 |
Historic Use: | shed |
Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
Structural System: | |
Wall Material: | Clapboard |
Architect: | |
Other Buildings On Site: | Y |
Demolished?: | No |
Demolished Date: |
National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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Additional Information: | In 1887, land on the western shore of Lake Ripley in the Town of Oakland was purchased, with a donation from John A. Johnson of Madison, by the Willerup Methodist Church of the neighboring Village of Cambridge to serve as a retreat site. It was deeded that year to the Cambridge Norwegian and Danish Camp Meeting Association; however, it was more commonly referred to as the Methodist Society. The Methodist church hosted tent meetings and revivals there for several years. Around the turn of the early twentieth century, a permanent building was constructed on the grounds. Today the building serves as a dining hall. The association was renamed the Lake Ripley Epworth League Institute of Jefferson County in 1915. During the early twentieth century, several additional buildings were constructed on the grounds. A small cottage was constructed immediately south of the main lodge, followed by a second small cottage, now called Overman Lodge, south of the first. A larger cottage, now called Bailey Cottage, was constructed at the south end of the grounds. Each of these buildings continues to be used for its original purpose to this day. By the 1930s, the camp was renamed the Willerup Park Bible Camp after the founder of the Methodist church in Cambridge, John Willerup. In 1934, the neighboring property of H. & Belle Olson, immediately north of the camp, was purchased by the Methodist Society, including an existing cottage and shed thereon. The cottage continues to be used as such to this day. Today, the shed is refered to as "Bob's Shed." |
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Bibliographic References: | All Eyes on Willerup,” Ripples, Vol. 21, No. 1. Lake Ripley Management District, Spring 2013. Plat Maps and Atlases. Various years. On file at the Wisconsin Historical Society Area Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in Whitewater, Wisconsin. Willerup Bible Camp website. accessed July 10, 2013. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |