Black Point (Linn, Wisconsin)
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| Location: | 580 S. Lake Shore Dr. (Pier 580), Linn, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates: | 42°33′29″N 88°30′39″W / 42.55806°N 88.51083°WCoordinates: 42°33′29″N 88°30′39″W / 42.55806°N 88.51083°W |
| Area: | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
| Built: | 1888 |
| Architect: | Adolph Cudell |
| Architectural style: | Queen Anne |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 94001147[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | September 15, 1994 |
Black Point is an estate on the south shore of Geneva Lake in Wisconsin, built in 1888 as a summer home by Conrad Seipp, a beer tycoon from Chicago.[2] It has also been known as Conrad and Catherine Seipp Summer House and as Die Loreley[1]
The Queen Anne style mansion features a nautical-themed, four-story, "crow's nest" observation tower, which can be seen from many points on the lake; the property also features post-civil war-era furniture.
It was designed by Adolph Cudell. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]
The state of Wisconsin owns the property and leases it to the Black Point Historic Preserve, a nonprofit organization which manages the property for public tours, which began in June 2007.[3]
The estate and its grounds, including 620 feet of shoreline, are protected from future development by a conservation easement co-held by the Geneva Lake Conservancy, a local not-for-profit conservation organization,[4] and the Preserve.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Lake Geneva website re mansions
- ^ Lake Geneva tour website
- ^ Geneva Lake Conservancy website
- ^ Geneva Lake Conservancy news release, September 26, 2005
[edit] External links
- Black Point Estate - Tours by Lake Geneva Cruise Line
- New York Times, May 5, 2006
- Magnificent museum: Black Point opens as public treasure after long struggle, Journal Sentinel, July 7, 2007
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