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{{Short description|Lakeside country club In Wisconsin}} |
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| name = Oconomowoc Lake Club |
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| ⚫ | The '''Oconomowoc Lake Club''' is a lakeside country club |
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|image= Oconomowoc Lake Club.jpg |
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| industry = [[Recreation]] |
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| founded = {{start date and age|1890}} in [[Oconomowoc, Wisconsin]] |
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| founder = George P. Gifford |
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| location = [[Oconomowoc, Wisconsin]] |
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| location_country = United States |
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| ⚫ | The '''Oconomowoc Lake Club''' is a lakeside country club founded in 1890 by George P. Gifford in on Oconomowoc Lake in [[Oconomowoc, Wisconsin]], United States. It is one of the country's oldest yacht clubs. It was built and designed by Architects Ferry and Clas from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A5w7AQAAMAAJ |title=Concrete |publisher=Concrete Publishing Company |year=1909 |page=122}}</ref> |
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== History == |
== History == |
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The Oconomowoc Lake Club was founded in 1890.<ref name="BarquistBarquist1999">{{ |
The Oconomowoc Lake Club was founded in 1890.<ref name="BarquistBarquist1999">{{Cite book |last1=Barbara Barquist |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RIcvAQAAMAAJ |title=Oconomowoc: barons to bootleggers |last2=David Barquist |date=1 November 1999 |publisher=Barbara and David Barquist |isbn=978-0-9675179-0-2 |pages=18–20}}</ref> It was originally involved with an improvement association that had a goal to maintain the lake levels and water traffic coming through the river connected to the lake. The Oconomowoc Lake Club were the ones who ended up installing the [[Danforth Lock]].{{citation needed|date=October 2014}} A local Oconomowoc [[mail boat]] was able to travel through this lock and twice a week they would deliver peoples mail to their piers.<ref name="Kane2006">{{Cite book |last=Mary A. Kane |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AGFq-1ydBvMC&pg=PA107 |title=Oconomowoc |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-7385-4089-4 |pages=107–}}</ref> But that lock was eventually cemented shut{{when|date=October 2014}} and now a dam is used to control the water levels.<ref>{{cite web |last=Barber |first=David G. |date=October 28, 2009 |url=https://americancanalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Danforth-Lock.pdf |title=Canal Structure Inventory – Danforth Lock |website=American Canal Society}}</ref> |
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The history of the Lake Club is directly connected the [[Villa Gifford]], also known as the Gifford Hotel. This hotel was originally a home located just west of the current Lake Club. George P. Gifford was the center of attention in the late 1800s in the Oconomowoc area; he had guests over often and they loved his food and all the recreational activities they did on Oconomowoc Lake. Eventually in the late 1860s Gifford opened his home to selected guests or members. After some construction to his home he had created a simple lakeside hotel, which predated the founding of the OLC. All the meetings for the next 19 years were held at the Gifford Hotel. The current OLC building was built in 1909. The OLC was noted in ''[[Life Magazine]]'' when metalworking magnate Ralph Robinson was elected as Commodore of the OLC.<ref>{{ |
The history of the Lake Club is directly connected the [[Villa Gifford]], also known as the Gifford Hotel. This hotel was originally a home located just west of the current Lake Club. George P. Gifford was the center of attention in the late 1800s in the Oconomowoc area; he had guests over often and they loved his food and all the recreational activities they did on Oconomowoc Lake. Eventually in the late 1860s Gifford opened his home to selected guests or members. After some construction to his home he had created a simple lakeside hotel, which predated the founding of the OLC. All the meetings for the next 19 years were held at the Gifford Hotel. The current OLC building was built in 1909. The OLC was noted in ''[[Life Magazine]]'' when metalworking magnate Ralph Robinson was elected as Commodore of the OLC.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Inc |first=Time |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yVQEAAAAMBAJ&q=Oconomowoc+Lake+Club&pg=PA159 |title=Life Magazine |date=1954-09-27}}</ref> |
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The OLC served members until 1994 when a fire broke out and its 1908-built building was burnt to the ground.<ref>{{ |
The OLC served members until 1994 when a fire broke out and its 1908-built building was burnt to the ground.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UzsrAQAAMAAJ |title=Exclusively Yours |publisher=Patten Co. |year=2002 |page=111}}</ref> After two years of negotiating the OLC was rebuilt in 1996, and as of 2016 it is still in business.<ref>{{Cite web |title=OLC History Page |url=http://www.oconomowoclakeclub.org/#!about-the-olc/c1ztv |website=oconomowoclakeclub.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Statement about History from Owner |url=http://wisn.cityvoter.com/oconomowoc-lake-club/biz/489894 |website=wisn.cityvoter.com}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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| Founded | 1890 in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin |
| Founder | George P. Gifford |
| Headquarters | Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, United States |
The Oconomowoc Lake Club is a lakeside country club founded in 1890 by George P. Gifford in on Oconomowoc Lake in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, United States. It is one of the country's oldest yacht clubs. It was built and designed by Architects Ferry and Clas from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1]
History
[edit]The Oconomowoc Lake Club was founded in 1890.[2] It was originally involved with an improvement association that had a goal to maintain the lake levels and water traffic coming through the river connected to the lake. The Oconomowoc Lake Club were the ones who ended up installing the Danforth Lock.[citation needed] A local Oconomowoc mail boat was able to travel through this lock and twice a week they would deliver peoples mail to their piers.[3] But that lock was eventually cemented shut[when?] and now a dam is used to control the water levels.[4]
The history of the Lake Club is directly connected the Villa Gifford, also known as the Gifford Hotel. This hotel was originally a home located just west of the current Lake Club. George P. Gifford was the center of attention in the late 1800s in the Oconomowoc area; he had guests over often and they loved his food and all the recreational activities they did on Oconomowoc Lake. Eventually in the late 1860s Gifford opened his home to selected guests or members. After some construction to his home he had created a simple lakeside hotel, which predated the founding of the OLC. All the meetings for the next 19 years were held at the Gifford Hotel. The current OLC building was built in 1909. The OLC was noted in Life Magazine when metalworking magnate Ralph Robinson was elected as Commodore of the OLC.[5]
The OLC served members until 1994 when a fire broke out and its 1908-built building was burnt to the ground.[6] After two years of negotiating the OLC was rebuilt in 1996, and as of 2016 it is still in business.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ Concrete. Concrete Publishing Company. 1909. p. 122.
- ^ Barbara Barquist; David Barquist (1 November 1999). Oconomowoc: barons to bootleggers. Barbara and David Barquist. pp. 18–20. ISBN 978-0-9675179-0-2.
- ^ Mary A. Kane (2006). Oconomowoc. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 107–. ISBN 978-0-7385-4089-4.
- ^ Barber, David G. (October 28, 2009). "Canal Structure Inventory – Danforth Lock" (PDF). American Canal Society.
- ^ Inc, Time (1954-09-27). Life Magazine.
{{cite book}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Exclusively Yours. Patten Co. 2002. p. 111.
- ^ "OLC History Page". oconomowoclakeclub.org.
- ^ "Statement about History from Owner". wisn.cityvoter.com.