722 S WELLS ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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722 S WELLS ST

Architecture and History Inventory
722 S WELLS ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:The Boulevard Motel
Other Name:The Boulevard Motel
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Reference Number:133584
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):722 S WELLS ST
County:Walworth
City:Lake Geneva
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1950
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Survey Date:2005
Historic Use:lodging-hotel
Architectural Style:Side Gabled
Structural System:
Wall Material:Stucco
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Demolished?:No
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NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:This property consists of a main office with four attached rental units, as well as six, free-standing two-unit cabins--four of which are sheathed with drop siding (and line the property to the south), while the remaining two along the north side ofthe parcel are sided with wide board. The two wide board units appear to have been added after 1956. Also on the property is a modern glass-enclosed pool building and a sign along the roadway. The first known proprietor was Lee Savold. In 1959, the motel boasted of having Beauty Rest mattresses and free TV in every room. In 1974, the property was owned by Jim and Judy Semradek. Will be demolished in 2005 to make way for a development of town homes.
Bibliographic References:Manual and Directory of Wisconsin Hotels, Summer Resort Hotels, Tourist Rooms and Cabins. Madison, WI: State Board of Health, Hotel and Restaurant Division, 1948. Directory of Hotels and Tourist Rooming Houses in Wisconsin. Madison, WI: State Board of Health, Hotel and Restaurant Division, 1956.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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