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SE SHORE, SAND ISLAND, APOSTLE ISLANDS

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SE SHORE, SAND ISLAND, APOSTLE ISLANDS

Historic Name:
Camp Stella - Dock and Stairs

Other Name:

Reference Number:
229382

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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

SW

Property Features

Year Built

1886

Additions

1938

Survey Date

2014

Historic Use

Architectural Style

NA (unknown or not a building)

Structural System

Log

Wall Material

Architect

Other Buildings On Site

Demolished

No

Demolished Date

Additional Comments

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. South of the Camp Stella lodge, log stairs lead down the bluff to a wood dock. The treads, as well as an intermediate landing, are half-log while the stringers, posts, and railings are full logs. The wood dock is L-shaped. The longer leg is slightly angled and is supported by steel-tube piles, while the shorter leg is supported with log piles. Riprap protects the lake-facing corner of the dock. A dock has been in this location since Samuel Fifield established Camp Stella around 1886. Burt Hill rebuilt the dock for the Andersen and Phipps families in 1938. Subsequent repairs have been made and a new set of half-log stairs was installed around 2010.

Bibliographic References

Peterson, Sherree. “Camp Stella: Meeting Place of Kindred Souls.” 1997. Report prepared for Eastern National Park and Monument Association. Transcript of Burt Hill Diary, Bayfield Heritage Association, Bayfield, Wisconsin.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name

National Register Listing Date

State Register Listing Date

Contributing

Yes

NA (unknown or not a building)

Bayfield
County

Bayfield
Community

1880-1889
Decade

National and State Register Listing

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229373

Located in Bayfield, Bayfield County

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