Property Record
4241 MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Stonypath |
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| Other Name: | Stonypath |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 49649 |
| Location (Address): | 4241 MAIN ST |
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| County: | Door |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Gibraltar |
| Unincorporated Community: | Fish Creek |
| Town: | 31 |
| Range: | 27 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 29 |
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| Year Built: | 1915 |
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| Additions: | 1917 |
| Survey Date: | 1992 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Front Gabled |
| Structural System: | Unknown |
| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | R.B. Crandell |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | #650: Garage. Historical Background Archibald Douglass commissioned R.B. Crandell, architect from St. Louis, to design the 1917 major addition to an earlier small 1915 house. Archibald Douglass was from St. Louis, and called this summer residence Stonypath. 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 summer residence consists of a two story gabled ell main block with a one story north addition. The shallow pitched gable roof is covered in asphalt shingle. The wide overhanging eaves are covered in asphalt shingle. The wide overhanging eaves rae visually supported by delicate brackets influenced by American Craftsman style. The clapboard walls are pierced with multi-pane casement windows. The interior of the house combines heavey rustication with Tudor-esque darkness. 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 interview with Rebecca Sample Bernstein, White Gull Inn, Fish Creek. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |