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SNAKE ROAD, ONE HALF MILE FORM HIGHWAY 50 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

SNAKE ROAD, ONE HALF MILE FORM HIGHWAY 50

Architecture and History Inventory
SNAKE ROAD, ONE HALF MILE FORM HIGHWAY 50 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:THE ORCHARDS, DUMMER'S HILL
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:64477
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):SNAKE ROAD, ONE HALF MILE FORM HIGHWAY 50
County:Walworth
City:
Township/Village:Geneva
Unincorporated Community:
Town:2
Range:17
Direction:E
Section:34
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1899
Additions:
Survey Date:1985
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Queen Anne
Structural System:Balloon Frame
Wall Material:Aluminum/Vinyl Siding
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:This two story Queen Anne house, which is in excellent condition, features a clapboard exterior and an asphalt shingled multi-gabled roof. The windows were altered. Several outbuilding are present on the property including the caretaker's house, farm outbuildings, barns and a guesthouse. William and Ethel Dummer were associated with this residence in 1889. [A]. Another map for this building is USGS Lake Geneva, #22.
Bibliographic References:A. GAGE, P. 21.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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