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49 SNAKE RD

Architecture and History Inventory

NAMES
Historic Name:	GREEN GABLES FARM
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:	67613

PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):	49 SNAKE RD
County:	Walworth
City:	Lake Geneva
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:	1892
Additions:
Survey Date:	1984
Historic Use:	house
Architectural Style:	Queen Anne
Structural System:
Wall Material:	Clapboard
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
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:	C.K.G. BILLINGS ORIGINALLY OWNED GREEN GABLES. IN 1906 HE SOLD IT TO WILLIAM MITCHELL WHO SOLD IT TO WILLIAM WRIGLEY, JR. IN 1911. BILLINGS MOVED THE NORWEGIAN BUILDING FROM THE 1893 CHICAGO WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION HERE IN 1894. WRIGLEY GAVE IT TO LITTLE NORWAY IN DANE CO. IN THE 1930S.
Bibliographic References:	LAKE GENEVA REGIONAL NEWS 8/6/1992.

RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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