Property Record
3730 TROUT LAKE RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Mann's Manitowish Lodge (Lodge) |
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| Other Name: | Cardinal's Resort |
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| Reference Number: | 132758 |
| Location (Address): | 3730 TROUT LAKE RD |
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| County: | Vilas |
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| Township/Village: | Arbor Vitae |
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| Town: | 41 |
| Range: | 6 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 24 |
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| Year Built: | 1942 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 2004 |
| Historic Use: | resort/health spa |
| 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: | Although remaining completely intact, Cardinal's closed 1997. The former resort property consists of 20 cabins, all of which are constructed of vertical log; a 1942, log main lodge; a dormitory; maintenance shop; storage building; garage; tennis courts; and extensive fieldstone fencing. The majority of the cabins are immediately sited adjacent to the lake, while the ancillary structures are located further inland. The original lodge,which burnded down in 1942, was originally sited among the cabins; however, when it was rebuilt, it was sited further to the east. Manitowish Lodge was started by John Mann in 1888. After two summers of operating a fishing resort in Oneida County, Mann moved to Trout Lake and began this resort. In 1916, the property was sold to Jesse Coon; in turn, Coon sold the resort to his nephew Daniel Cardinal and his wife Helen in 1917. By 1924, the 30 acres of property included a main lodge and fifteen cottages that could hold a total of 100 persons. Both Helen and Daniel Sr. died in 1972 and the property was run by Daniel Jr. and his wife JoAnna. Although the resort closed in 1997, JoAnna runs a gift shop out of the main lodge during the summer season. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Jones and McVean, History of Lincoln, Oneida and Vilas Counties (1924), 433; Scrobell, Early Times (1988), 4; Elmer Dahlquist, "The History of Mann's--Cardinal Manitowish Lodge," in Summer TImes, published by The Lakeland Times, May/June 2004, 9-10; Shirley Doolittle, Boulder Junction (c. 1996), 49. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |