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EVERETT RD

Historic Name:
EDWARD KELLY COUNTRY PLACE BOATHOUSE
Other Name:
Reference Number:
24496

Property Location

Location (Address)
EVERETT RD
County
Vilas
City/Village
Township
Lincoln
Unincorporated community
Town
40
Range
10
Direction
E
Section
36
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1926
Additions
Survey Date
1989
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Wood Shingle
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
"The Murphy Estate was built in the late 1920's by Ed Kelly, then mayor of Chicago, Illinois and later sold to the Murphy family. The main home and boathouse are of the classic 1920's summer home architecture featuring huge lakeside windows to capture lake views and breathtaking sunsets. Hollywood came to Wisconsin's North Woods and the Eagle River area when the movie "Omen II" was filmed here. The property can clearly be identified in the movie! The estate is now owned by a Fox Valley family." Boathouses of Vilas County Eagle River, not dated.
Bibliographic References
Boathouses of Vilas County Eagle River, not dated.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

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Not Listed
National Register Listing Date
State Register Listing Date
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Photographs
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Boathouse from Lake

1960

Wet boathouse that belonged to Don Walkins, on Catfish Lake. A woman stands on a pier near a boat.

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