SE SHORE, SAND ISLAND, APOSTLE ISLANDS

Historic Name:
Shaw-Hill Farm - Ice House

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Reference Number:
12625

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Property Location

Location (Address)	SE SHORE, SAND ISLAND, APOSTLE ISLANDS
County	Bayfield
City/Village
Township	Bayfield
Unincorporated community
Town	52
Range	5
Direction	W
Section	25
Quarter Section	NE
Quarter Quarter Section	SE

Property Features

Year Built	1910
Additions	1974
Survey Date	1975,2014
Historic Use	Agricultural - outbuilding
Architectural Style	Other Vernacular
Structural System	Balloon Frame
Wall Material	Board and Batten
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Other Buildings On Site
Demolished	No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments	A 'site file' (Shaw Farms) 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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. A 'site file' exists for this property under the name "Shaw Point Historic District." 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. 1 OF GROUP OF FIVE BLDGS BUILT BETWEEN 1870 AND 1900 SEE NRHP NOMIATION FORM FOR COMPLETE DESCRIPTION AND STATEMENT SEE R#1100,12624-12627 FOR RELATED BLDGS GREATLY ALTERED The ice house is a two-story utilitarian building that was constructed during Burt Hill’s ownership of the site. Sometime after the ice house was constructed, a sawdust shed was added on the east wall. A storage shed was added to the southwest corner in 1974. The buildings are currently used for storage and as a seasonal residence.
Bibliographic References	[A] SEE NRHP NOMINATION FORM Alanen, Arnold R. “The Shaw-Hill Farm Site On Sand Island (Apostle Islands National Lakeshore): Biographical and Site-Related Information.” June 1990. Report prepared by the Department of Landscape Architecture, School of Natural Resources, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin. Parnes, Herschel, L. D. “Shaw Farm.” National Register of Historic Places nomination. August 5, 1975. Snyder, Dave. “Sketch Map of Sand Island’s Shaw Point, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, 1994, not to scale.” Apostle Islands National Lakeshore archives, Bayfield, Wisconsin.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name	Shaw Farm
National Register Listing Date	Jun 18, 1976
State Register Listing Date	Jan 01, 1989
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Agricultural - outbuilding Other Vernacular

Bayfield
County

Bayfield
Community

1910-1919
Decade

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