Photograph
The Whiting House
| View from water over boats towards the four-story wood frame Second Empire style Whiting House Hotel standing on the lake shore at Lake Geneva. Several sets of stairs lead to a porch which extends across the front of the first floor. A rustic gazebo stands at left, and other buildings of the village are seen on the right. A wharf extends along the waterfront and several rowboats, and a small steam launch with passengers, are moored in front of the hotel. Two men stand in front of a small building on the right with the sign "Sanford and Moore" above its awning. |
| Image ID: | 118741 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1880 |
| 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.46.156 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5.5 x 4 inches |
| The Whiting House Hotel was built in 1873 by David T. Whiting and was destroyed by fire in 1894. The Hotel Geneva, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, stood at this location from 1911 (opened 1912) until it was demolished in 1970. |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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