Property Record
1084 CATFISH LAKE RD
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | The Braywood |
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Other Name: | The Braywood Motel and Resort |
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Reference Number: | 132240 |
Location (Address): | 1084 CATFISH LAKE RD |
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County: | Vilas |
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Township/Village: | Lincoln |
Unincorporated Community: | |
Town: | 40 |
Range: | 10 |
Direction: | E |
Section: | 35 |
Quarter Section: | SW |
Quarter/Quarter Section: | SW |
Year Built: | 1949 |
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Additions: | |
Survey Date: | 2004 |
Historic Use: | resort/camp building |
Architectural Style: | Other Vernacular |
Structural System: | |
Wall Material: | Board |
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Other Buildings On Site: | |
Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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Additional Information: | Built in 1949, The Braywood was created by Bill Bray and Frances Woods. Bray and Woods were a famous husband-and-wife dancing couple who gained notoreity by performing all over the United States with such big-name bands as Lawrence Welk, Wayne King and Bob Crosby. In 1949, while performing at the nearby Jack-O-Lantern Lodge (no longer extant), Billy noticed that noe of the sleeping rooms had private baths. It was then that Bray decided to build a modern motel, with all sixteen rooms featuring their own private baths. |
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Bibliographic References: | . |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |