Property Record
2510 MARTHA LAKE RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Holst's Log Cabins Resort |
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| Other Name: | Grand Portage Resort |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 79587 |
| Location (Address): | 2510 MARTHA LAKE RD |
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| County: | Iron |
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| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 43 |
| Range: | 3 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 36 |
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| Year Built: | 1938 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1996 |
| Historic Use: | tavern/bar |
| Architectural Style: | Rustic Style |
| Structural System: | Log |
| Wall Material: | Board |
| Architect: | George Holst |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | "This resort is an excellent example of an auto-oriented business. Like many resorts owners, George Holst built his resort nearly single-handedly, using wood from the trees he had to cut down to make room to build. When he first opened in 1938, Holst had six cabins, plus his home -- he added a couple more in the late 1940s or 50s. He also built a bar by the lakeshore in true "rustic style" -- using horizontal and vertical logs and boulders to create what he must have considered the expected Northwoods look." Iron County Heritage Area, Historic Touring Guide & Map to Iron County: Wisconsin's Vacation Paradise, not dated. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Iron County Heritage Area, Historic Touring Guide & Map to Iron County: Wisconsin's Vacation Paradise, not dated. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |