Dinesen-Motzfeldt-Hettinger Log House

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Dinesen-Motzfeldt-Hettinger Log House
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Dinesen-Motzfeldt-Hettinger Log House in 2013
Location3125 WI 55
Mole Lake, Wisconsin
Coordinates 45°29′14″N88°58′09″W / 45.48734°N 88.9691°W / 45.48734; -88.9691 Coordinates: 45°29′14″N88°58′09″W / 45.48734°N 88.9691°W / 45.48734; -88.9691
Architectural style Log House
NRHP reference # 04001486
Added to NRHPJanuary 12, 2005

The Dinesen-Motzfeldt-Hettninger Log House is located in the community of Mole Lake, Wisconsin in the city of Crandon, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [1]

Mole Lake, Wisconsin Census-designated place in Wisconsin, United States

Mole Lake, Wisconsin is an unincorporated census-designated place located in the town of Nashville in Forest County, Wisconsin, United States. The community is located on Wisconsin Highway 55 in the Mole Lake Indian Reservation. As of the 2010 census, its population is 435. Mole Lake has an area of 4.160 square miles (10.77 km2); 3.698 square miles (9.58 km2) of this is land, and 0.462 square miles (1.20 km2) is water. It is named after the Mole Lake tribe. The tribe's Mole Lake Casino is located in the community.

Crandon, Wisconsin City in Wisconsin, United States

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National Register of Historic Places Federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred in preserving the property.

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History

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2009, before restoration

The house was first occupied by William Johnson. [2] It was later occupied by Danish immigrant Wilhelm Dinesen, the father of Karen Blixen. During the time Dinesen lived in the house, he called it "Frydenlund", translating to 'grove of joy.' Later, the house became the home of Ludwig Motzfeldt, who also ran a post office of the building and served as Treasurer of Forest County, Wisconsin. In 1905, Joseph and Hattie Hettinger purchased the house.

Danes are a North Germanic ethnic group native to Denmark and a modern nation identified with the country of Denmark. This connection may be ancestral, legal, historical, or cultural.

Karen Blixen Danish writer

Baroness Karen Christenze von Blixen-Finecke was a Danish author who wrote works in Danish and English. She is also known under her pen names Isak Dinesen, used in English-speaking countries, Tania Blixen, used in German-speaking countries, Osceola, and Pierre Andrézel.

Frydenlund historic house near Vedbæk, Denmark

Frydenlund is a historic house near Vedbæk north of Copenhagen, Denmark.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Dinesen log cabin gets another chance". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2012-02-16.