Property Record
BRULE RIVER, E SIDE, .5 M W OF US HIGHWAY 27, .5 M DOWN RIVER FROM CASTLE RD BRIDGE
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | JOSEPH P DAVIES HOUSE |
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Other Name: | NISHISSHIN LODGE |
Contributing: | |
Reference Number: | 15919 |
Location (Address): | BRULE RIVER, E SIDE, .5 M W OF US HIGHWAY 27, .5 M DOWN RIVER FROM CASTLE RD BRIDGE |
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County: | Douglas |
City: | |
Township/Village: | Highland |
Unincorporated Community: | |
Town: | 46 |
Range: | 10 |
Direction: | W |
Section: | 3 |
Quarter Section: | NE |
Quarter/Quarter Section: | NW |
Year Built: | |
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Additions: | |
Survey Date: | 1978 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Rustic Style |
Structural System: | |
Wall Material: | Log |
Architect: | |
Other Buildings On Site: | |
Demolished?: | No |
Demolished Date: |
National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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National Register Listing Date: | |
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Additional Information: | OBSCURED BY VEGETATION. COBBLESTONE CHIMNEY. SENATOR WM. VILAS & COLONEL JOHN KNIGHT BUILT LODGE HERE IN 1870S. U.S. GRANT VISITED HERE IN 1870S. GROVER CLEVELAND VISITIED HERE IN 1880S. DAVIESS, BUILDER OF PRESENT LODGE, AMBASSADOR TO BRITAIN & RUSSIA. |
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Bibliographic References: |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |