Property Record
SE SHORE, SAND ISLAND, APOSTLE ISLANDS
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Sevona Memorial Cottage |
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| Reference Number: | 1099 |
| Location (Address): | SE SHORE, SAND ISLAND, APOSTLE ISLANDS |
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| County: | Bayfield |
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| Township/Village: | Bayfield |
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| Town: | 52 |
| Range: | 5 |
| Direction: | W |
| Section: | 25 |
| Quarter Section: | NE |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | SW |
| Year Built: | 1905 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 19752014 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Front Gabled |
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| Wall Material: | Wood Shingle |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Sevona Cabin |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 9/29/1976 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Shaw Point Historic District |
| National Register Listing Date: | 7/27/2020 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 11/22/2019 |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property under the name "Shaw Point Historic District." 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. BUILT FROM HATCH COVERS FROM THE FOUNDERED STEAMER SEVONA SEE NRHP NOMINATION FORM FOR COMPLETE STATEMENT AND DESCRIPTION The Sevona Memorial Cottage is a one-and-one-half-story, wood-framed, cabin that was constructed from materials that were salvaged from the Sevona shipwreck in 1905. Apparently Samuel Fifield, the operator of Camp Stella, paid scavengers a dollar apiece for each hatch cover they could recover and he constructed the cottage once he had enough material. The cottage complemented his camping resort and offered guests indoor accommodations. Daisy Jensch, the daughter of Fifield’s friend and island neighbor, Samuel Campbell, purchased Camp Stella in 1934. She sold the property to Fred Andersen shortly after that, but by the late 1930s, Andersen had sold the eastern half of Camp Stella to Stephen Phipps, a close friend from Hudson, Wisconsin. It is now maintained by Andersen descendants and used as a seasonal residence. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Parnes, Herschel, L. D. “Sevona Cabin.” National Register of Historic Places nomination. July 18, 1975. Peterson, Sherree. “Camp Stella: Meeting Place of Kindred Souls.” 1997. Report prepared for Eastern National Park and Monument Association. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |