Ben and Margaret Stone Boathouse

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Stone, Ben and Margaret, Boathouse
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Location8810 County Highway N, Plum Lake, Wisconsin
Coordinates 45°59′42″N89°32′8″W / 45.99500°N 89.53556°W / 45.99500; -89.53556
Arealess than one acre
Built1928
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No. 08000017 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 7, 2008

The Ben and Margaret Stone Boathouse is a historic boathouse in the Town of Plum Lake in Vilas County, Wisconsin. The boathouse was built in 1928 by Ben and Margaret Stone of Tripoli, Wisconsin. It was built in the American Craftsman style and is one of the few two-story boathouses on Plum Lake. [2] The boathouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 7, 2008. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Stone, Ben and Margaret, Boathouse". Wisconsin Historical Society. Archived from the original on April 16, 2013. Retrieved September 14, 2012.