Property Record
9177 COTTAGE ROW
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 48308 |
| Location (Address): | 9177 COTTAGE ROW |
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| County: | Door |
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| Township/Village: | Gibraltar |
| Unincorporated Community: | Fish Creek |
| Town: | 31 |
| Range: | 27 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 30 |
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| Year Built: | 1929 |
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| Survey Date: | 1992 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | English Revival Styles |
| Structural System: | Unknown |
| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
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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' 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, State Historic Preservation Office. Historical Background This house was constructed in the late 1920s for Dana and Marie Corbin from Chicago. It was sold to Jules Beach and now belong to his heirs, Ellen Brush and John Beach. Historical Significance As with the other summer residences on Cottage Row, this property represents the pattern of living of wealthy urban midwesterners seeking to escape the heat of the cities. Mothers and children would spend the entire summer in Fish Creek, while the fathers would visit as their business schedules would allow. In some cases, several generations and family branches would share the same house. Architectural Description This summer residence is unusual on Cottage Row because of its style and setting. It is a formal interpretation of the Elizabethan Revival, in contrast to many of the homes which are rustic and nearly utilitarian in feel. The house has some stylistic elements of the earlier Crunden Elizabethan Revival house at 9353 Cottage Row [35/8], but is more rigid in execution. The walls are primarily stone veneer, with some areas of wood faux half-timbering over stucco. Particularly noticeable in comparison to 9353 and all of the other homes is the reduced size and limited quantity of windows. They are primarily multi-pane casement windows. Also significant for its change in tradition from many of the Cottage Row houses is the presence of two garage doors leading into the incorporated garage. Many of the other houses on cottage Row, even those built only a few years before this one, have detached garages - even if the garages were constructed contemporaneously with the house. The setting of the house is also unusual since it has been cleared of trees and is planted in lawn. Historically, Mrs. Crunden had done that at 9353, but it is no longer as pronounced there as at this property. This house is similar in feel to the Vits Residence of 1926 at 4090 Highway 42 [40/04]. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. Archibald Douglass Cottage Row Building List. B. Betsy Guenzel, Fish Creek, The Summertime, privately printed, 1991. C. Betsy Guenzel, September 2, 1992 interview with Rebecca Sample Bernstein, White Gull Inn, Fish Creek. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |