Property Record
40520 104TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | |
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| Other Name: | Nippersink Community |
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| Reference Number: | 120369 |
| Location (Address): | 40520 104TH ST |
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| County: | Kenosha |
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| Township/Village: | Randall |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 1 |
| Range: | 19 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 19 |
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| Year Built: | 1926 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 20012019 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | English Revival Styles |
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| Wall Material: | Stucco |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | When the resort was established in the 1923, it was the only location in southern Wisconsin that actively welcomed Jewish vacationers from the Chicago area. Nippersink approximately means “the Place of Little Waters” and is located on Benedict and Tombeau Lakes, south of Powers Lake. Associated Lodge Plats were subdivided from 1925 to 1928, and frequent visitors to the resort were encouraged to build vacation homes nearby. By the 1930s, the resort had developed a reputation for also being a popular destination for organized crime, also on holiday up from Chicago. The 160-acre Nippersink Country Club Golf Course was developed during the late 1930s and was designed by James Foulis, Jr. The Nippersink Country Club Golf Course, located at 1055 Tombeau Road in the Town of Randall, was included in the survey and is not potentially eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places individually. The resort featured day camps operated during the summer months for children and golfing, fishing, and boating for adults. Music and entertainment were also provided. The resort declined during the 1960s as restrictive covenants became illegal, air conditioning became commonplace, and the customers of the resort moved on to other destinations. Part of the resort became condominiums in the early 1980s. The resort was sold in 1990 and went bankrupt in the early 2000s. The Nippersink community, including the resort, golf course, and a number of residential subdivisions, is split between Walworth and Kenosha Counties. Consequently, without the main resort properties being within the survey area, it is difficult to accurately assess eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places. A site file exists for this property and this community. It contains additional informaiotn such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical informaiton. It is a public record and maybe viewed in person at the State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. |
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| Bibliographic References: | “Catskills of the Midwest: Getaway of bygone era,” Chicago Tribune, May 29, 2006. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |