Freeman and Jesse Thorp House and Cottages
Freeman and Jesse Thorp House and Cottages | |
 Freeman and Jesse Thorp House and Cottages | |
| Location | 4135 Bluff St. Fish Creek, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates | 45°07′35″N 87°14′41″W / 45.12631°N 87.2446°W |
| NRHP reference No. | 97000887 |
| Added to NRHP | August 15, 1997 |
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.[1]
History[edit]
The house was built by Freeman Thorp, nephew of Fish Creek founder Asa Thorp.[2] 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.
References[edit]
- ^ "Freeman and Jesse Thorp House and Cottages". Landmark Hunter.com. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
- ^ "Thorp House History". Thorp House Inn & Cottages. Archived from the original on 2017-05-03. Retrieved 2012-02-12. (Archived May 3, 2017)