Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-8 of 8

Photograph

Resort Home

Date: 
Description: A view of a two-story resort home and yard. A small water well with a wooden roof is on the right.
Photograph

Girls' Friendly Society Holiday House

Date: 
Description: A group of girls and women sit on the porch of the Holiday House of the Girls' Friendly Society while others sit inside an automobile at right to pose for ...
Print

Black Point

Date: 1900
Description: View up brick path towards the exterior of the Conrad Seipp summer home at Black Point on Geneva Lake. A horse-drawn wagon is parked in front; a dog stands...
Photograph

New Steps at Black Point

Date: 01 05 1931
Description: View of the front of the main house at Black Point, which faces Geneva Lake. The open first floor porch has broad steps to the lawn. There is a smaller sec...
Photograph

The Loreley

Date: 1888
Description: A view of the east side of the newly built Loreley, the summer home of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp. The large, two and one half story, wood frame Queen Ann...
Photograph

Alma on the Porch

Date: 1942
Description: Alma Schmidt Petersen poses seated in a wicker chair on the porch at Black Point. She is wearing a dress and light coat. There is a large-leafed potted pla...
Photograph

Villa Henrietta

Date: 1925
Description: The east (lake-facing) side of the Pine Lake summer home of Henrietta Brumder, widow of Milwaukee publisher and businessman George Brumder (1839-1910). The...
Photograph

Villa Henrietta

Date: 1925
Description: Slightly elevated view of two unidentified women walking up a broad sidewalk to the lake-facing (east) facade of Villa Henrietta, originally the Pine Lake ...

Have Questions?

If you didn't find the material you searched for, our Library Reference Staff can help.

Call our reference desk at 608-264-6535 or email us at: