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Black Point
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North front of Black Point, showing the stick style detailing in the gable end. There is a small porch on the third floor with steep stairs leading to the second story porch. Broad steps lead from the lawn to the double doors on the first floor. The first floor siding is a dark color with light trim, but the siding and trim on the remainder of the house appears to be the same light color. The house's tower, on the right, is obscured by foliage.
July 1958
Leonard Church, Jr.
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New Steps at Black Point
January 5, 1931
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 second story porch.
The Farmhouse
March 9, 1941
The farmhouse on Black Point Estate, a two-story wood frame structure painted a dark color with lighter trim. A portion of the barn is on the right.
The House at Black Point
1930
View looking up hill, from near the shore of Geneva Lake, towards the main house at Black Point. Doors facing the lake on the first and second floors open onto porches. The distinctive tower is par...
Black Point Estate
May 1977
This aerial view of the main house at Black Point Estate shows the brick drive and walkways near the house. Trees are just budding out. The house's distinctive tower and porches are also seen. The...
The Black Point
1908
View across water towards the Black Point sailing on Geneva Lake. Yerkes Observatory is in the far background.
Alma on the Porch
1942
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 plant on a table beside her, and other wicker...
