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ROCK ISLAND STATE PARK | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

ROCK ISLAND STATE PARK

Architecture and History Inventory
ROCK ISLAND STATE PARK | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:THORDARSON ESTATE BOATHOUSE
Other Name:ROCK ISLAND STATE PARK BOATHOUSE (DNR)
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:25972
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):ROCK ISLAND STATE PARK
County:Door
City:
Township/Village:Washington
Unincorporated Community:
Town:34
Range:30
Direction:E
Section:22
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1930
Additions:
Survey Date:1975
Historic Use:boat house
Architectural Style:Rustic Style
Structural System:
Wall Material:Limestone
Architect:DINKELBERG, FREDERICK P
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Thordarson Estate Historic District
National Register Listing Date:3/21/1985
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:Chester H. Thordarson Estate TR
NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' exists for this property named 'Thordarson Estate'. 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, State Historic Preservation Office. LARGE ROUND ARCHED WINDOWS ON 2ND FLR. SMALLER ROUND ARCHED WINDOWS AND DOORS ON 1 ST FLR. ROUND ARCHES IN INTERIOR.
Bibliographic References:
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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