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Stone Garage and Tower in Winter
1913
View of the side of the stone garage and tower at the Hotz family compound at Fish Creek. There is a rustic ladder from the garage roof to the observation deck at the top of the tower. Snow covers ...
Hotz Garage
1912
The stone garage and attached tower at the Hotz cottages at the top of Fish Creek Hill. The tower features a stone parapet with wooden railing, as well as a small, arched, stained glass window. The...
Hotz Family Cottages
1914
View from below a bluff, through evergreens and birch trees, looking up at the Hotz Fish Creek compound. The stone garage and tower are on the left.
Ferdinand Hotz
1918
Ferdinand Hotz poses on snowshoes at the base of a bluff. The Hotz cottage complex, built in 1912-3, is seen atop the bluff. The complex included three cottages, a log outhouse, pumphouse, and sto...
Tennis Court
1912
The tennis court at the Hotz Fish Creek compound is surrounded by a low stone wall and tall posts. Outside the wall at the far left corner of the lawn is a tall wooden tower with a roof. The stone ...
Stone Garage and Tower
1920
View of the stone garage and tower at the Hotz Fish Creek compound on Egg Harbor Road, now Highway 42. There is a rustic lattice fence and gate along the road. Light snow covers the birch and everg...
