Property Record
9287 COTTAGE ROW
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 48322 |
| Location (Address): | 9287 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: | 30 |
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| Year Built: | 1908 |
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| Additions: | 1915 |
| Survey Date: | 1992 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Side Gabled |
| Structural System: | Unknown |
| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | Rice |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | #650: Bath House, 2 NC Garages. Historical Background This house was built in 1908 by Mr. Rice, a shipbuilder, as a place to retire to. The interior looks like an upside-down ship which narrows as one progresses down the interior halls. James and Martha Maltman bought the property in 1912 or 1916. Mr. Maltman was interested in yachting, and along with Mr. Frank Crunden, built a big dock and double boat house [not extant] across from Ed Schreiber's house [36/33]. The summer residence is still owned by the Maltman family. 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 some cases, several generations and family branches would share the same house. Architectural Description This house does not fit neatly into any stylistic category or form definition. The main block constructed in 1908 by a ship builder, has a side gable form with an enclosed front porch. A side gable addition was added perpendicular to the main block, probably at the time the Maltmans purchased the property in 1912 or 1916. Later another perpendicular side gable addition was constructed. The clapboard and dropsiding-clad house rests on a stone foundation. Fenestration is irregular, consisting primarily of double hung wood sash and casement windows. Of four stone chimneys, three are placed on gable ends, and one is centered in the middle addition. Architectural Significance The home was only intended for summer use. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. Archibald Douglass Cottage Row Building List. B. Betsy Guenzel, Fish Creek, The Summertime, privately printed, 1991. C. Betsy Guenzel, September 2, 1992 interivew with Rebecca Sample Bernstein, White Gull Inn, Fish Creek. D. Liz Maltman, September 3, 1992 interview tih Rebecca Sample Bernstein, Fish Creek. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |