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LITTLE HOUSE ON THE LAKE

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LITTLE HOUSE ON THE LAKE

$65.00

Little House on the Lake is a book that documents the remaining cottages on Madison, Wisconsin's Lake Mendota during the summers of 2010 and 2011. There is a natural desire to build larger, modern homes, and that has led to the steady and rapid removal of the lake cottages that once contributed so greatly to Lake Mendota's accessible charm and character. This photographic record stands as a testament to Madison's humble beginnings on the lake. It collectively records these structures for a better understanding of a sense-of-place, and to preserve what we've lost for Madisonians, current and future. Almost two-thirds of these cottages have been demolished.

Introduction by Architectural Historian Anne Biebel, with contributions from Don Sanford, author of On Fourth Lake, A Social History of Lake Mendota.

Wisconsin State Journal article by Gayle Worland can be foundhere.

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ISBN: 978-0-615-68893-0

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Happy New Year from LITTLE HOUSE ON THE LAKE and Lake Cottage #48! This cottage still stands! Here’s to a brighter 2020! Link to the book in bio.
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A look from the pier at Lake Cottage 41, from LITTLE HOUSE ON THE LAKE. Link to the book in bio.
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Lake Cottage 41, from LITTLE HOUSE ON THE LAKE. Happy #4thofjuly everyone! In 1967 this mighty cottage withstood a “death wind” as the @wistatejournal reported, that obliterated the cottage next door and killed 2. More to the story in the
Lake Cottage #12 from LITTLE HOUSE ON THE LAKE. This cottage was built in 1896 as a one story guest house to the larger home on the lot to the northwest. It used to stand along Lake Mendota Drive. Link to the book in bio.
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Lake Cottage #20 from LITTLE HOUSE ON THE LAKE. This cottage used to stand at the mouth of Pheasant Branch. Link to the book in bio.
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Lake Cottage #6 from LITTLE HOUSE ON THE LAKE. This cottage used to stand at the back of Spring Harbor. Link to the book in bio.
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Lake Cottage #2 from LITTLE HOUSE ON THE LAKE. This cottage no longer stands. Link to the book in bio.
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Lake Cottage #50 from LITTLE HOUSE ON THE LAKE. Link to the book in bio.
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Lakeside view of Lake Cottage #26 from LITTLE HOUSE ON THE LAKE. This was taken just before demolition and illustrates a bit of the process of building on the lake. You reinforce the shoreline, then comes the boathouse and landscaping, then work your
Lake Cottage #26 from LITTLE HOUSE ON THE LAKE. This cottage was built prior to 1922 and had insulation, a small furnace and a potbellied stove so the family could use it from April-November. From this elevated vantage point on the lake the moonrises
Lake Cottage #40 from LITTLE HOUSE ON THE LAKE. Link to the book in bio.
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Lake Cottage #25 from LITTLE HOUSE ON THE LAKE. Out of necessity, many of the early structures on the lake were built using recycled material. This cottage began as a construction line shack and was converted into a lake cottage when it was placed he
Lake Cottage #23 being a bit shy, from LITTLE HOUSE ON THE LAKE. Link to the book in bio.
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Lake Cottage #15 from LITTLE HOUSE ON THE LAKE. Link to the book in bio. This cottage no longer stands.
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Street side view of Lake Cottage #46 from LITTLE HOUSE ON THE LAKE. Link to the book in bio.
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Lake Cottage #46 from LITTLE HOUSE ON THE LAKE. Link to the book in bio.
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Lake Cottage #3 from LITTLE HOUSE ON THE LAKE. It was built around 1892, and in 1907 was used as a post office for the residents on the north side of the lake when roads into town became muddy and impassable. More info in the book, link in bio.
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