Lake Geneva Local History Series - LOST Lake Geneva
- Presented By:
- Badger Community Education
- Dates:
- February 22, 2023
- Location:
- Badger High School
- Address:
- 220 E South Street, Room #605, Lake Geneva, WI 53147
- Phone:
- (262) 348-2006
- Time:
- 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
- Price:
- $5 per class
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Details
Spend this winter getting better acquainted with the past. The Wisconsin Historical Society presents a six-week-long series focused on the local history of Geneva Lake. This program will help participants get a better understanding of the rich and varied history of the region during the grand resort era (the 1180s - 1920s). Instructors are from the Society's Black Point Estate and Gardens location.
February 22nd - LOST Lake Geneva
This new program highlights many lost iconic structures and
some of their well-known owners at the height of their
heyday and discusses the role of historic preservation
efforts. Remember Starboard Cottage, Frank Lloyd Wright's
Geneva Hotel, and the Chicago-Northwestern railroad
depot? They, along with many historic homes of prominent
locals and wealthy Chicagoans, have all disappeared from
the Lake Geneva Landscape in the past 70 years. Could
they or should they have been saved?