Cypress Log Cabin | |
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 Interactive map of the house (marked in red) among the others in the district | |
| Location | 215 Lake Front Dr., Beverly Shores, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 41°41′3″N 87°0′6″W / 41.68417°N 87.00167°W |
| Built | 1933 |
| Architect | Murray D. Hetherington |
| Architectural style | Log home |
| Part of | Beverly Shores-Century of Progress Architectural District[1] (ID86001472) |
| Added to NRHP | June 30, 1986 |
Both the Cypress Log Cabin and the Cypress Guest house are historic buildings in the Century of Progress Architectural District in Beverly Shores, Indiana. The houses were sponsored by Southern Cypress Manufacturer's Association, Jacksonville, Florida. The Cypress Cabin was purchased by the Zimmernam Estate represented by Zimmerman, Saxe and MacBride, Chicago architects. It was planned to move the house to St. Joseph, Michigan, where it was to be a summer home near the Bolton exhibit building of the 1893 Columbian Exposition. The move included the Cabin, Guest House and other landscape elements. That move never happened and Robert Bartlett trucked the Cabin and Guest House to Beverly Shores.[2][3] Bartlett owned the property until 1942, when sold it to Ida J. Osterburg. The house changed owners several times, until it was purchased by the National Park Service in October 1970, becoming part of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.[3]
The Cypress Log Cabin was built for the 1933–34 exhibition house to demonstrate the many uses of cypress. The house was built using traditional materials rather than the experimental materials used elsewhere in the exhibition.[4] During both seasons of the fair, Mr. and Mrs. B.R. Ellis from the Southern Cypress Association lived in the ell of the house.[4]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Daily News, November 3, 1934
- ^ a b Collins, Judith E; et al.; Cypress Log Cabin, Guest House, Beverly Shores-Century of Progress Architectural District; Historic American Buildings Survey, National Park Service, Washington, DC; HABS IN-241-A, HABS IND 64-BEVSH, 2A; 1994
- ^ a b Collins, Judith E; et al.; Cypress Log Cabin, Beverly Shores-Century of Progress Architectural District; Historic American Buildings Survey, National Park Service, Washington, DC; HABS IN-241-A, HABS IND 64-BEVSH, 2A; 1994