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578 Lower Brookwood Dr | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

578 Lower Brookwood Dr

Architecture and History Inventory
578 Lower Brookwood Dr | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:BROOKWOOD GATEHOUSE
Other Name:
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Reference Number:66753
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):578 Lower Brookwood Dr
County:Walworth
City:Fontana On Geneva Lake
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1880
Additions:
Survey Date:19842019
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Dutch Colonial Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Aluminum/Vinyl Siding
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Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:This Dutch Colonial Revival styled house, which is intact and in fair condition, features a stone foundation, a clapboard exterior, and a gambrel roof with dormers. An inset front porch is supported by Tuscan columns and detailed with a balustraded railing. The building is known as the Gatehouse for "Echoes," Pier 519.

2019: This 2-story Dutch Colonial Revival house was constructed c.1880. It is rectangular in plan with vinyl siding an asphalt-shingled gambrel roof. The front elevation faces south and features a one-story, flat-roofed front porch spanning the width of the façade. The porch has columnar wood supports and wood railings. Inside the porch are a single doorway, a small leaded-glass window, and a large 1-over-1 window. The second story contains a central window bank consisting of a 1-over-1 window flanked by narrow 1-over-1 windows. All windows and doors have wide wood surrounds. Since previous survey, subsequent changes include the construction of a small addition to the west elevation and the addition of vinyl siding
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RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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