Property Record
DODGE ST, 1100 BLOCK
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Pioneer Cemetery |
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| Other Name: | Pioneer Cemetery |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 67114 |
| Location (Address): | DODGE ST, 1100 BLOCK |
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| County: | Walworth |
| City: | Lake Geneva |
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| Year Built: | 1837 |
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| Survey Date: | 1984 |
| Historic Use: | cemetery |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
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| Architect: | Thomas McKaig |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Maple Park Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 6/17/2005 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/21/2005 |
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| Additional Information: | The Pioneer Cemetery was filled in 1880 [A]. "Opened in 1837, Pioneer Cemetery was Lake Geneva's main cemetery from 1837 to 1880. The last burial in the cemetery occurred in 1986. Many of the original settlers of Geneva are buried here, including, most notably, Dr. Philip Maxwell." A Walking Tour of Lake Geneva, WI, Lake Geneva Historic Preservation Commission, 2015. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. Beckwith, A. C., History of Walworth County, Wisconsin, 1912, p. 343. B. Skeels, J. G., "Some Facts of Interest, Not Generally Familiar," Newspaper clipping, Nov. 1930. In Bessie Barry Scrapbook, 2: 45. Lake Geneva Public Library. A Walking Tour of Lake Geneva, WI, Lake Geneva Historic Preservation Commission, 2015. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |