Property Record
9345 COTTAGE ROW
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Ridgeway |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 48328 |
| Location (Address): | 9345 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: | 29 |
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| Survey Date: | 1992 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Craftsman |
| Structural System: | Unknown |
| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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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. #650: Stone terrace, garage and patio. Historical Background This house, constructed inn 1900, originally belonged to the Eldred family. Mr. Eldred worked at the Marine Bank of Milwaukee. The name of the property was, and continues to be, Ridgeway. It is now owned by Jerome Maeder. 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 is one of the more compact on Cottage Row. It has a side gable two and a half story main block with a two story roof rear ell. The wood shingle jerkin head roof visually supported by large brackets is unique on Cottage Row. The first floor siding material is wide clapboard, the second story is wood shingle. Fenestration is more regular than in some of the homes on the street, consisting of shingles, pairs, and triples of eight-over-eight double hung wood sash on the prominent second story. Many of the windows on the first story appear to have been replaced. Architectural Significance The home was only intended for summer use. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |