Property Record
ROCKY ISLAND (APOSTLE ISLANDS)
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Nelson Fish Camp - Nourse Cabin |
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Other Name: | |
Contributing: | No |
Reference Number: | 225426 |
Location (Address): | ROCKY ISLAND (APOSTLE ISLANDS) |
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County: | Ashland |
City: | |
Township/Village: | La Pointe |
Unincorporated Community: | |
Town: | 53 |
Range: | 3 |
Direction: | W |
Section: | 25 |
Quarter Section: | |
Quarter/Quarter Section: |
Year Built: | 1940 |
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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/State Register Listing Name: | Rocky Island Historic District |
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National Register Listing Date: | 7/3/2008 |
National Register Multiple Property Name: |
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). |
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Bibliographic References: |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |