Property Record
5730 WEST SHORE RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Jeff's Camp |
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| Other Name: | Starlite Landing Resort (original lodge) |
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| Reference Number: | 132470 |
| Location (Address): | 5730 WEST SHORE RD |
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| County: | Vilas |
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| Township/Village: | Phelps |
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| Town: | 42 |
| Range: | 11 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 17 |
| Quarter Section: | SE |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | NW |
| Year Built: | 1925 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 2004 |
| Historic Use: | resort/camp building |
| Architectural Style: | Rustic Style |
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| Wall Material: | Log |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | This resort is believed to have been established in 1925 by Clarence (Jeff) Anderson and was originally known as Jeff's Camp. At that time, it consisted of five cabins. In 1946, the resort was sold to John Ott, Sr., and was renamed Ott's Starlite Lane Resort. In 1985, the property was sold to Michael Schock who ran it for six years and renamed it Starlite Resort. Schock sold to current owner Terry Stwvens who has owned it for the last fourteen years. it is now named Starlite Landing Resort. The property currently consists of eight cabins, the original lodge (which is now the owner's residence), a circa 1940s lodge and the bait shop building. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Phelps' Memories: A Historical Review of Over One hundred Years. N.p.: Phelps Woman's Club, 2001. Summer Outings: Wisconsin-Upper Michigan (1939) Conversation with Terry Stevens, Current owner of Starlite Landing Resort, June 2004. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |