ROCKY ISLAND (APOSTLE ISLANDS) | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

ROCKY ISLAND (APOSTLE ISLANDS)

Architecture and History Inventory
ROCKY ISLAND (APOSTLE ISLANDS) | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Nelson Fish Camp - Nourse Cabin
Other Name:
Contributing: No
Reference Number:225426
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):ROCKY ISLAND (APOSTLE ISLANDS)
County:Ashland
City:
Township/Village:La Pointe
Unincorporated Community:
Town:53
Range:3
Direction:W
Section:25
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1940
Additions: 2001
Survey Date:2008
Historic Use:
Architectural Style:Side Gabled
Structural System:
Wall Material:Fiberglass
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Rocky Island Historic District
National Register Listing Date:7/3/2008
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:The Nourse cabin; a sleeping cottage built by the Nourse family in the 1940s as a part of their "Rocky Island Air Haven" resort. The cabin was moved onto this property in 2001. Additional non-contributing features include a shower/sauna constructed by Julian Nelson in the 1980s, three privies, a staircase, and a large, ladder-like structure lying on the beach that is a boat launcher.

Other records associated with this building include: Nelson Cabin (AHI # 148003), Jones Cabin (AHI #225425), Edward's Cabin (AHI #225424), and auxiliary buildings (AHI #225427).
Bibliographic References:
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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