Property Record
48 SNAKE RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Hillcroft Estate |
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| Other Name: | |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 74494 |
| Location (Address): | 48 SNAKE RD |
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| County: | Walworth |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Linn |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 1 |
| Range: | 17 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 3 |
| Quarter Section: | NE |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | NE |
| Year Built: | 1882 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1984 |
| Historic Use: | greenhouse/nursery |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Glass |
| Architect: | Henry Lord Gay |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| National Register Listing Date: | |
| State Register Listing Date: |
| Additional Information: | Related buildings of Hillcroft Estate include WL 3/29, 30, 31. Individuals associated with this building and the dates of their associations include the following: Gay Lynne in 1882; John Johnstone, Jr., from 1885 to 1902; Roselyn Lodge in 1902; Henry C. Lytton, from 1092 to 1915; Emile K. Boisot, from 1915 to 1920; Hillcroft in 1920; and Philip K. Wrigley, from 1927 to the present. [A]. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Gage, p. 38. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |