Maple Park Historic District

The Maple Park Historic District is a historic neighborhood located in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States. Part of the original city plat for Lake Geneva, it was first home to early settlers before the town became known as a retreat for wealthy Chicagoans. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

History

The Maple Park Historic District in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin reflects the area that was part of the original plat of the settlement in 1837. During the mid-nineteenth to mid-twentieth centuries, the Maple Park vicinity became home to some of the city's finest high-style houses. The earliest houses in the district reflect the Greek Revival and Italianate styles and were home to some of the town's earliest settlers. Following the Civil War, Lake Geneva became known as a retreat for wealthy citizens from Chicago, Illinois. During this period, stately houses were built in the Maple Park neighborhood.^[1]

The neighborhood features work from prominent local architects. Chicago firm Treat & Foltz designed the Episcopal church, completed in 1882. J. C. Llewellyn & Co. designed a Prairie School addition to the Central School in 1928. Charles O. LaSalle was contracted to build many of the Queen Anne houses in the district as well as the main Central School building. A Lustron house, built around 1950, is also found in the district. The Lake Geneva Library was designed by a student of Frank Lloyd Wright in 1954. The historic district was recognized by the National Park Service with a listing on the National Register of Historic Places on June 17, 2005.^[1]

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