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Property Record

12958 RUTH VOSS LN

Historic Name:
Voss' Birchwood Lodge Resort: Homestead Cabin
Other Name:
Reference Number:
232903

Property Location

Location (Address)
12958 RUTH VOSS LN
County
Vilas
City/Village
Township
Manitowish Waters
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1908
Additions
Survey Date
2016
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Clapboard
Architect
Voss, Henry A.
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
This was the first building built by Henry A. Voss and served as the resort's first lodge until the second one was built in 1919. This building was originally clad in vertical logs but was resided with cedar clapboards in the late 1950's.
Bibliographic References
Ruth Dickerson Gardner. Lunch at Boney's Mound: A Portrait of Family and Friends. Manitowish Waters, 1997, p. 232 (illustrated), Privately Printed.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Voss' Birchwood Lodge
National Register Listing Date
Jun 08, 2018
State Register Listing Date
Dec 01, 2017
Contributing
Yes
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