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5518 USH 51 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

5518 USH 51

Architecture and History Inventory
5518 USH 51 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Voss' Birchwood Lodge Resort: John & Audrey Dickerson House
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:232888
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):5518 USH 51
County:Vilas
City:
Township/Village:Manitowish Waters
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1946
Additions:
Survey Date:2016
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Ranch
Structural System:
Wall Material:Clapboard
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Voss' Birchwood Lodge
National Register Listing Date:6/8/2018
State Register Listing Date:12/1/2017
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:This is the last building built in the Voss' Birchwood Lodge Resort Complex while all the complex's buildings were still owned by the Voss-Dickerson family. This was built in 1946 as a residence for John R. & Audrey Dickerson and it is still a family residence today.
Bibliographic References:Interview with Ruth Dickerson Gardner, Oct. 11, 2016.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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