Photograph
Lake Geneva Yacht Club
| Two-story wood frame house sitting on a small rise on the shore of Geneva Lake. There are hoods over the windows and a single-story front porch with simple columns. Shutters are closed over most of the windows. There is a smaller single-story building attached to the rear and a small outbuilding in the background. The building served as the second clubhouse for the Lake Geneva Yacht Club. |
| Image ID: | 118200 |
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| Creation Date: | 01 1927 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Lake Geneva |
| County: | Walworth |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Black Point Estate and Seipp Family Papers |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | Black Point Estate.42.1 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5.5 x 3.5 inches |
| A description written by Ernst Schmidt reads, "The old Cook house on the south shore of Geneva Lake opposite Williams Bay in January of 1927 at the time it belonged to the Yacht Club Corporation of Lake Geneva, the holding company for the Lake Geneva Yacht Club. A view of the west side and front, or north side of the house." Ernst Schmidt was a grandson of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp and an owner of Black Point Estate. An avid sailor, he was a key figure in the Lake Geneva Yacht Club. See also Image ID: 180203 for another view of the Cook house. |
| Architectural details |
| Chimneys |
| Weathering of buildings |
| Windows |
| Athletic clubs |
| Trees |
| Architecture, Domestic |
| Porches |
| Outdoor photography |
| Snow |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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