Property Record
903 S WELLS ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Pine Tree Motor Court |
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| Other Name: | Pine Tree Motel |
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| Reference Number: | 133578 |
| Location (Address): | 903 S WELLS ST |
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| County: | Walworth |
| City: | Lake Geneva |
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| Year Built: | 1950 |
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| Survey Date: | 2005 |
| Historic Use: | lodging-hotel |
| Architectural Style: | Other Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Aluminum/Vinyl Siding |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | This property consists of a ranch style unit that includes an office with four rental units, 10 individual cabins (built one-by-one in the 1950s), a large, 1988, two-story, multiple-unit building, a small garage and 1950s-era signage. The motel will be closing as of the end of the year and will be torn down. The original owner was Pat Murphy. The next known owners were John and Marie Gand. Their daughter, Alex Chapman, currently runs the motel. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Manual and Directory of Wisconsin Hotels, Summer Resort Hotels, Tourist Rooms and Cabins. Madison, WI: State Board of Health, Hotel and Restaurant Division, 1948. Alex Clapman, Current owner, Conversation with Traci E. Schnell, February 2005. Directory of Hotels and Tourist Rooming Houses in Wisconsin. Madison, WI: State Board of Health, Hotel and Restaurant Divison, 1956. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |