Property Record
502 S LAKE SHORE DRIVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | WESTGATE |
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| Reference Number: | 66665 |
| Location (Address): | 502 S LAKE SHORE DRIVE |
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| County: | Walworth |
| City: | Fontana On Geneva Lake |
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| Year Built: | 1917 |
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| Survey Date: | 1984 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | English Revival Styles |
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| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | DESIGNED BY A BRITISH ARCHITECT. Description: The Tudor Revival lakefront estate Westgate is an assymetrical, two and a half story composition dominated by three steeply gabled bays across the 145 foot wide facade. Two foot thick granite walls, fieldstone chimneys, wood shinlges, open porches, and many windows complete the rustic country house built in 1917. The house is sited on a sloping, tree-shaded lawn site back about 300 feet from Geneva Lake. The estate is surrounded by a cut fieldstone wall. The architect is unknown. The site and the building are intact, and in good condition. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. Gage, Mary Burns, "Lake Geneva, Newport of the West," 1976, pp 124-126. Walk, Talk and Gawk: A map and guide of the Lake Geneva shore path. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |