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Hotz Garage
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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. There appears to be a ladder leading up to the tower from the roof of the garage.
1912
Hotz, Ferdinand
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Stone Tower
1924
The stone tower and garage at the Hotz compound. There is also a flag pole and rustic fence. A ladder was used to access the lookout atop the tower, with views of Fish Creek Harbor.
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 ...
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 ...
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...
Hotz Cottage
1918
The Hotz cottage, garage, and stone tower are seen through a stand of birch trees from the base of the bluff in Fish Creek. There is snow on the ground.
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.
