Property Record
877 US HIGHWAY 8
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Country Dam Motel and Supper Club |
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| Other Name: | Apple River Motor Lodge |
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| Reference Number: | 123441 |
| Location (Address): | 877 US HIGHWAY 8 |
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| County: | Polk |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Apple River |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 34 |
| Range: | 16 |
| Direction: | W |
| Section: | 28 |
| Quarter Section: | SW |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | SW |
| Year Built: | 1963 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 2002 |
| Historic Use: | hotel/motel |
| Architectural Style: | Usonian |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material: | Board and Batten |
| Architect: | |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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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. It was probably erected for Fred Ridler, who owned the property from at least 1925 until at least 1960. The strip shopping center appears to have been built c. 1960. The small retail building may be the oldest of the complex, dating to c. 1950. It may have served as a country store and gas station; Fred Ridler operated one on this site in 1950. |
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| Bibliographic References: | "Architecture/History Survey" July 2002. Prepared by Elizabeth L. Miller. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |