National Register of Historic Places

Thorp, Freeman and Jesse, House and Cottages

Fish Creek, Door County, Wisconsin
Listed
August 14, 1997
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
97000887

About this property

The Freeman and Jesse Thorp House and Cottages are located in Fish Creek, Wisconsin, United States. In 1997 the site was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The house was built by Freeman Thorp, nephew of Fish Creek founder Asa Thorp. Upon Freeman's death in a shipwreck, his widow, Jesse, opened the house to lodgers as a way to make money. After closing its doors in the 1960s, the site was renovated in 1986 and was re-opened as a bed and breakfast. LaVyrle Spencer was inspired to writer her best-selling novel Bitter Sweet, centered on an innkeeper in Door County, Wisconsin, after staying at the bed and breakfast during its re-opening week in 1986.

Location

4135 Bluff Street
Fish Creek, Door County, Wisconsin
45.12672, -87.24450

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When was Thorp, Freeman and Jesse, House and Cottages listed on the National Register?

Thorp, Freeman and Jesse, House and Cottages was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 14, 1997.

What type of historic resource is Thorp, Freeman and Jesse, House and Cottages?

Thorp, Freeman and Jesse, House and Cottages is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Thorp, Freeman and Jesse, House and Cottages?

The period of significance for Thorp, Freeman and Jesse, House and Cottages is recorded as the industrial era.

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