Black Point (Linn, Wisconsin)
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| Location | 580 S. Lake Shore Dr. (Pier 580), Linn, Wisconsin |
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| Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
| Built | 1888 |
| Architect | Adolph Cudell |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 94001147[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 15, 1994 |
Black Point is an estate on the south shore of Geneva Lake in Wisconsin, United States, 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]
References
External links
- Black Point Estate - Wisconsin Historical Society
- 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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