Property Record
323 BROAD ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Union House Hotel |
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| Other Name: | Metropolitan Church Association Headquarters |
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| Reference Number: | 66989 |
| Location (Address): | 323 BROAD ST |
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| County: | Walworth |
| City: | Lake Geneva |
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| Year Built: | 1870 |
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| Additions: | 1892 |
| Survey Date: | 1985 |
| Historic Use: | lodging-hotel |
| Architectural Style: | Craftsman |
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| Wall Material: | Stucco |
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| Demolished?: | Yes |
| Demolished Date: | 2016 |
| 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. This three and one half story small office building features a stucco exterior and an asphalt shingled irregular roof. The structure was built in 1870 with an addition or an alteration occurring in 1892. [A]. The Union House Hotel was owned by Benjamin Fish in 1870. Then John Kohn owned it in 1881. [B]. Subsequent historic names for this former hotel building include the Garrison House, the Hotel Dennison, and the Traver Hotel. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. Beckwith, Albert, "History of Walworth County," 1912, p. 330. B. "Know Lake Geneva," Scrapbook of newspaper clippings. Lake Geneva Public Library. “Cleaning up the Historic Hotel Traver, February 26, 2016.” Geneva Shore Report, 19 May 2016, genevashorereport.com/cleaning-up-the-historic-hotel-traver-february-26-2016/. “Traver Hotel Demolished, Site Ready For New Life.” Traver Hotel Demolished, Site Ready For New Life | Lake Geneva Economic Development Corporation, www.lgedc.com/news/traver-hotel-demolished-site-ready-for-new-life |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |