Property Record
DOTY PARK
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Other Name: | DOTY CABIN (GRAND LOGGERY) |
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| Reference Number: | 27416 |
| Location (Address): | DOTY PARK |
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| County: | Winnebago |
| City: | Neenah |
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| Year Built: | 1845 |
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| Additions: | 1948 |
| Survey Date: | 1981 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Side Gabled |
| Structural System: | Log |
| Wall Material: | Log |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Grand Loggery |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/22/1974 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' 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, State Historic Preservation Office. HABS WI-118. A "Dog run" log cabin, enclosed with a rear wing, the cabin is an exact replica of one of Neenah's earliest and most historic homes. Built as a summer home for territorial governor Judge James Duane Doty, the Grand Loggery was a focal point of Neenah's early settlement. Later a part of Roberts Resort the loggery was moved to Doty Park in 1926 and reconstructed in 1948. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. Shattuck's History of Neenah, p.234. B. The America House, p.53. Neenah Citizen 10/3/1997. Appleton Post Crescent 5/14/2001. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |