Property Record
2900 N SHORE DR
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Rickord, George E., Boat House - "The Knolls" |
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| Other Name: | Fair Knolls |
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| Reference Number: | 150741 |
| Location (Address): | 2900 N SHORE DR |
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| County: | Walworth |
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| Township/Village: | Delavan |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 2 |
| Range: | 16 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 29 |
| Quarter Section: | SE |
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| Year Built: | 1894 |
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| Additions: | 1989 |
| Survey Date: | 2008 |
| Historic Use: | boat house |
| Architectural Style: | Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival |
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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: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. This is a two-story, wet boat house. Alterations in 1989 included: stone foundation replaced with concrete, doors and windows replaced, wood siding replaced with vinyl siding, interior remodeled. George E. Rickords, an influential businessman from Chicago, built "The Knolls" as a family summer retreat. In 1941, a street in Delavan was named after him. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |