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VOLK FIELD CRTC

Architecture and History Inventory
VOLK FIELD CRTC | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Governor's Cottage
Other Name:Building 344/Himmel
Contributing:
Reference Number:142060
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):VOLK FIELD CRTC
County:Juneau
City:Camp Douglas
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:17
Range:2
Direction:E
Section:21
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1910
Additions:
Survey Date:2006
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Bungalow
Structural System:Balloon Frame
Wall Material:Wood
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:The one-story, wood-frame building is sited on a hillside at the base of a bluff. The building was constructed in the early 1900s as a summer residence for the Governor, who traditionally attended one weekend of the Wisconsin National Guard summer encampment. The residence originally was located near the front gate of the camp. It was moved to a second location and then, in 1955, the residence was moved to its present location and placed on a raised concrete-block foundation. The exterior walls are clad in wide horizontal wood siding. The porches on the northwest and southwest elevation were added after 1955 and are enclosed with aluminum siding. The intersecting gable roofs are sheathed in composition shingles. The eaves are metal clad. The front gable contains a louvered vent. One interior brick chimney stack projects from the center of the roof. The windows and doors are modern replacement units. A picture window occupies the northeast elevation.
Bibliographic References:.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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