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EVERETT RD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

EVERETT RD

Architecture and History Inventory
EVERETT RD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:EDWARD KELLY COUNTRY PLACE BOATHOUSE
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:24496
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):EVERETT RD
County:Vilas
City:
Township/Village:Lincoln
Unincorporated Community:
Town:40
Range:10
Direction:E
Section:36
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1926
Additions:
Survey Date:1989
Historic Use:boat house
Architectural Style:Craftsman
Structural System:
Wall Material:Wood Shingle
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:"The Murphy Estate was built in the late 1920's by Ed Kelly, then mayor of Chicago, Illinois and later sold to the Murphy family. The main home and boathouse are of the classic 1920's summer home architecture featuring huge lakeside windows to capture lake views and breathtaking sunsets. Hollywood came to Wisconsin's North Woods and the Eagle River area when the movie "Omen II" was filmed here. The property can clearly be identified in the movie! The estate is now owned by a Fox Valley family." Boathouses of Vilas County Eagle River, not dated.
Bibliographic References:Boathouses of Vilas County Eagle River, not dated.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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