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DEVIL'S LAKE STATE PARK | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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DEVIL'S LAKE STATE PARK

Architecture and History Inventory
DEVIL'S LAKE STATE PARK | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Devil's Lake State Park: The Chateau
Other Name:DNR: Devil's Lake #1053 (DNR)
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:91113
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):DEVIL'S LAKE STATE PARK
County:Sauk
City:
Township/Village:Baraboo
Unincorporated Community:
Town:11
Range:6
Direction:E
Section:13
Quarter Section:NW
Quarter/Quarter Section:SE
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1925
Additions: 1942
Survey Date:19912013
Historic Use:retail building
Architectural Style:Rustic Style
Structural System:
Wall Material:Clapboard
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Devil's Lake State Park
National Register Listing Date:1/21/2015
State Register Listing Date:2/28/2014
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:This multi-purpose building was built in 1925 to serves as a recreation center and a concessions building and it was designed by Madison, WI architect Philip M. Homer. The building was originally sided in wood shingles but it was remodeled by the CCC between 1939 and 1942 and was then resided in clapboards.
Bibliographic References:Baraboo Weekly News: April 2, 1925, p. 1.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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