Property Record
9193 COTTAGE ROW
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 48309 |
| Location (Address): | 9193 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: | 1926 |
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| Survey Date: | 1992 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Other Vernacular |
| Structural System: | Unknown |
| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | #650: Steps 35-31, garages, storage. Historical Background This summer residence was originally built for James Blake in 1926. It was then owned by Laurence Post, an eye doctor from St. Louis, and is now owned by Paul and Elizabeth (Skinner) Guenzel. They purchased the house about 1953. 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, like 9215 [35/27] and 9233 [35/25] Cottage Row, is largely a big airy utilitarian box with many sleeping rooms. Stylistic influences are hard to identify. The most distinctive aspects of the house are the wide overhanging eaves, the multi-pane casement windows and the stone foundation. Also significant on the property is the stone landscape features, particularly the stone stairway [35/31]. Architectural Significance The home was only intended for summer use. |
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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 |