EAST SHORE, SAND ISLAND, APOSTLE ISLANDS

Historic Name:
Plenty Charm Cottage

Other Name:

Reference Number:
229397

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Property Location

Location (Address)	EAST SHORE, SAND ISLAND, APOSTLE ISLANDS
County	Bayfield
City/Village
Township	Bayfield
Unincorporated community
Town	52
Range	5
Direction	W
Section	24
Quarter Section	NE
Quarter Quarter Section	SE

Property Features

Year Built	1940
Additions
Survey Date	2014
Historic Use	house
Architectural Style	Cross Gabled
Structural System	Balloon Frame
Wall Material	Clapboard
Architect	Clyde Nylen
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished	No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments	Plenty Charm Cottage is a one-story cabin located on the eastern shore of Sand Island near East Bay. Clyde Nylen, a local craftsman, constructed the cottage in the 1940s for Gertrude Wellisch, a school teacher from Saint Paul. Wellisch had family ties to the island because her father was a founding member of the West Bay Club, a social organization that built a clubhouse on the west side of the island. Prior to building the cottage, Wellisch rented the Sand Island Lighthouse and lived there during the summers. The National Park Service purchased Plenty Charm Cottage in the 1970s and used it as a ranger station for several years. It was also home to an artist in residence program offered by the National Park Service, but that has been abandoned and the cottage is currently vacant. (see related AHI numbers: 122059; 229398; 229399; 229400)
Bibliographic References	Johnson, Lucas P. “A Historical Geography of Sand Island 1870–1944.” Master’s thesis, University of Nebraska, 2013. Mackreth, Robert. “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.” The Retread Ranger Station. http://http://bobmackreth.com/wellisch.html (accessed October 2, 2014). Männikkö, Nancy Farm. "Determination of Eligibility: Plenty Charm." 2001. Report on file at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore headquarters, Bayfield, Wisc.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name	Not Listed
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house Cross Gabled

Bayfield
County

Bayfield
Community

1940-1949
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