Property Record
9121 COTTAGE ROW
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 48294 |
| Location (Address): | 9121 COTTAGE ROW |
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| County: | Door |
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| Township/Village: | Gibraltar |
| Unincorporated Community: | Fish Creek |
| Town: | 31 |
| Range: | 27 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 31 |
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| Survey Date: | 1992 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Dutch Colonial Revival |
| Structural System: | Unknown |
| Wall Material: | Log |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Historical Background This house was begun by Mrs. Fletcher about 1917. When it was only half completed, it was sold to William Wilmes. The Wilmeses were from -- and in the - business. They began occupying the house the summer of l9l9. The Wilmes' relative the Guenzels stayed with them from 1919 through 1931. Historical Significance As with the other summer residences on Cottage Row, this property represents the pattern of living of wealthy urban midwesterners seeking to escape the heat of the cities. Mothers and children would spend the entire summer in Fish Creek, while the fathers would visit as their business schedules would allow. In this case, several family branches shared the same house. Architectural Description The side galbed (gambrel) main block of 9121 Cottage Row is constructed of square hewn log with chinking in between the logs, and the ends of the logs butted to vertical corner logs. It rests on a stone foundation. Additions join the main block on the south, east, and west. The clapboard south and east additions are gable- and shed-roofed respectively. The side-gable log west addition is only one story. It is constructed in the same manner as the main block. Fenestration of the main block is not evident. Single and triple sets of multi-pane wood sash casement windows are regularly placed on the additions. The stone wall in front of the property is similar to many others on Cottage Row and is a character defining feature of the site. Arcchitectural Significance The home was only intended for summer use. The stone walls on the proeprty are contributing elements of the site. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. Archibald Douglass Cottage Row Building List. B. Betsy Guenzel, editor, Fish Creek, The Summertime, privately printed, 1991. C. Betsy Guenzel, September 2, 1992 interview with Rebecca Sample Bernstein, White Gull Inn, Fish Creek. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |