Property Record
BOOT LAKE RD AT BOOT LAKE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | BOOT LAKE LODGE |
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| Other Name: | THE BIRCHES |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 80385 |
| Location (Address): | BOOT LAKE RD AT BOOT LAKE |
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| County: | Iron |
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| Township/Village: | Sherman |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 41 |
| Range: | 3 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 9 |
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| Year Built: | 1941 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1996 |
| Historic Use: | tavern/bar |
| Architectural Style: | Rustic Style |
| Structural System: | Log |
| Wall Material: | Log |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | "In 1944, retired Toledo contractor Orson Taylor bought this resort from Kathryn Maynard Diedrich, who started it in 1941. The resort had 3 cabins and a former summer home turned lodge. Within months, Taylor added seven cabins, with indoor plumbing, still a rarity. Taylor built a bar and store, necessary when the nearest town, Park Falls, was still a long drive on a very rough road. In 1953, the Godfrey family bought the resort -- they have owned it ever since. The store was closed and converted into a cabin in 1954, after the new road to Park Falls was constructed, which meant that local residents and visitors could drive to the nearest town regularly." 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 |