Property Record
411 HIGHLAND DR
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | The American Club |
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| Reference Number: | 16437 |
| Location (Address): | 411 HIGHLAND DR |
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| County: | Sheboygan |
| City: | Kohler |
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| Year Built: | 1918 |
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| Additions: | 1924 |
| Survey Date: | 1975 |
| Historic Use: | dormitory |
| Architectural Style: | English Revival Styles |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | American Club |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 5/22/1978 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. Built in 1918, the American Club, now a resort hotel and restaurant, was a dormitory for single men and a recreational facility for the community. "A worker deserves not only wages but roses as well," observed Walter Kohler, and here he offered his employees a symbolic rose. One function of the club was, as its name suggests, to Americanize the immigrant workers, inculcating “a desire for Americanization and a love for their adopted country." In that connection, the club offered English-language and citizenship classes. Philipp’s design became Kohler Village’s architectural centerpiece. The sprawling structure, a loose interpretation of the Neo-Tudor style, features a steeply pitched roof, clad in Vermont slate and punctuated by shed dormers. Gabled wings and cubic entry portals project from the facade, adding visual interest. The north wing, although part of the original design, was not added until 1924. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Sheboygan Press 1/30/1997. Buildings of Wisconsin manuscript. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |