Property Record
W9442 U.S. HIGHWAY 12
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | PERCY G. SAUNDERS HOUSE |
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Other Name: | Whispering Pines Bed and Breakfast |
Contributing: | |
Reference Number: | 117896 |
Location (Address): | W9442 U.S. HIGHWAY 12 |
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County: | Jefferson |
City: | |
Township/Village: | Oakland |
Unincorporated Community: | |
Town: | 6 |
Range: | 13 |
Direction: | E |
Section: | 7 |
Quarter Section: | SE |
Quarter/Quarter Section: | SE |
Year Built: | 1940 |
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Additions: | |
Survey Date: | 2013 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival |
Structural System: | |
Wall Material: | Brick |
Architect: | |
Other Buildings On Site: | Y |
Demolished?: | No |
Demolished Date: |
National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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National Register Listing Date: | |
State Register Listing Date: |
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. Other buildings on site include a brick garage and several wooden sheds. Percy Saunders was an executive with Sears Roebuck. After his death in 1967, his widow sold the property to Patricia New, owner and operator of Whispering Pines Bed and Breakfast. |
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Bibliographic References: | Architecture/History Survey. September 1999. Prepared by Heritage Research, Ltd. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |