Property Record
W4351 PENINSULA PLAYERS RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Wildwood Boys Camp / Peninsula Players Theater |
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| Other Name: | PENINSULA PLAYERS THEATER |
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| Reference Number: | 25914 |
| Location (Address): | W4351 PENINSULA PLAYERS RD |
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| County: | Door |
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| Township/Village: | Gibraltar |
| Unincorporated Community: | Fish Creek |
| Town: | 30 |
| Range: | 27 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 7 |
| Quarter Section: | SE |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | NW |
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| Survey Date: | 1975 |
| Historic Use: | theater/opera house/concert hall |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' (Wildwood Boys Camp / Peninsula Players Theater) 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-Public History. OPEN AIR THEATER, HOME OF THE OLDEST RESIDENT SUMMER STOCK THEATER IN THE COUNTRY. See also record #54152 The Fisher family, who started the Peninsula Players in 1935, purchased the former Wildwood Boys Camp in 1937. The camp consisted of the main lodge, several cabins, a log building known as the "icehouse", and a boathouse. After purchasing the property, the Fishers constructed the "new dorm", "the mansion", the stage house, the scenery shop, and a substantial addition to the Icehouse, which became the Fisher home. Richard Fisher designed the Memorial Garden. In 1999, the complex included twelve structures, two staircases, retaining walls, and expanded gardens. Additional buildings include a rehearsal hall, a ticket booth, a small canteen, a shed called "The Chicken Coop" and a community building. In 2005 the theater pavilion, the stage house, the scene shop, and the canteen were replaced. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Connors, Tom. The Peninsula Players Theatre-In-A-Garden. In Fish Creek Voices, ed. Edward and Lois Schreiber. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |