Welcker's Resort Historic District
Welcker's Resort Historic District | |
 A portion of the district. | |
| Location | Roughly bounded by Cottage Row, Maple, Cedar, and Main Sts., Gibraltar, Wisconsin |
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| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 97000328[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 14, 1997 |
The Welcker's Resort Historic District is located in Gibraltar, Wisconsin, United States.
History
[edit]The district largely consists of buildings from the resort founded by German immigrant Dr. Herman Welcker in 1907 with a regimen influenced by European health spas of the time, catering initially to Germans from Milwaukee. District includes former cottages of the resort, the current White Gull Inn, and the current Whistling Swan, which was the Lumberman's Hotel in Marinette before Welcker had it hauled across Green Bay on the ice to become his "Casino."[2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "White Gull Inn History". White Gull Inn. Retrieved January 18, 2014. Includes reminiscences of Welcker's era.
- ^ "Henriette". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
- ^ "Welcker's Casino". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved January 18, 2014.