Property Record
13479 NE DODGEWON RD., E SIDE OF BRULE RIVER .
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | WENDIGO LODGE (EDW. N. SAUNDERS HOUSE) |
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| Other Name: | LINDEKE HOUSE |
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| Reference Number: | 15972 |
| Location (Address): | 13479 NE DODGEWON RD., E SIDE OF BRULE RIVER . |
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| County: | Douglas |
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| Township/Village: | Brule |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 47 |
| Range: | 10 |
| Direction: | W |
| Section: | 34 |
| Quarter Section: | SE |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | NW |
| Year Built: | 1898 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 2008 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Rustic Style |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Log |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property under the name "Bois Brule River Cabins District." 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, State Historic Preservation Office. ROUND LOG CONSTRUCTION W/ WOOD SHINGLED UPPER FLR PORCH W/ DECORATIVE LOG TRIM AND SUPPORTS. THIS SUMMER HOUSE AND ITS ASSOCIATED OUTBUILDINGS WERE ALL BUILT IN 1898-1900 FOR EDWARD N. SAUNDERS, SR. OF ST. PAUL, MN, A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL ASSOCIATE OF NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY FOUNDER JAMES J. HILL IN THE COAL BUSINESS. |
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| Bibliographic References: | HANNAFORD, JOHN L. & CAROLINE P. MARSHALL (EDS.). WINNEBOUJOU CHRONICLES: 1890-1990. BRULE, WI: THE WINNEBOUJOU CLUB, 1990, PP. 116-120. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |