Property Record
N 883 NEBRASKA ROW
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 54 |
| Location (Address): | N 883 NEBRASKA ROW |
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| County: | Ashland |
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| Township/Village: | La Pointe |
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| Town: | 50 |
| Range: | 3 |
| Direction: | W |
| Section: | 30 |
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| Year Built: | 1916 |
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| Survey Date: | 1992 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Craftsman |
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| 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: | Historical Background: In circa 1916, this house was built for the Ferguson family of Lincoln, Nebraska. The family members were friends of Colonel Frederick Woods, founder of Nebraska Row. [A] Historical Significance: This house contributes to the local significance of the Nebraska Row Historic District in the area of Social History under Criterion A of the National Register of Historic Places. It physically represents the life ways of a class of people able to maintain two distinct residences. In general, women and children took up residence for the entire summer while husbands visited for weekends and a few vacation weeks. This house, and Nebraska Row in general, reflects the phenomenon of vacationing with an extended circle of family and friends from one's primary business and social environment - in this case, Lincoln, Nebraska. Description: While in essence a large boxy mass, this large summer residence features Craftsman details. These details include exposed rafters, heavy open brackets under eaves and balcony, and six-over-one double-hung wood sash windows. The roof is an unusual combination of hip and jerkinhead gable. Covered in wood shingles, the walls are dark-stained wide clapboard. The house rests on concrete block piers, covered by an open lattice work. Architectural Significance: This house contributes to the locally significant Nebraska Row Historic District under Criterion C of the National Register of Historic Places as a representative example of the large summer residences constructed on Madeline Island from circa 1900 through the 1920s for a well-to-do extended circle of family and friends from Nebraska. |
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| Bibliographic References: | [A] Nancy O'Brien, 26 August 1993, Nebraska Row tour with Rebecca Sample Bernstein and Tricia L. Canaday, Madeline Island. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |