Levin Lakeside Summer Cottage: Cultural Landscapes Inventory, Voyageurs National Park
Regions 3, 4, & 5 Park Cultural Landscapes Program. 2010. Levin Lakeside Summer Cottage: Cultural Landscapes Inventory, Voyageurs National Park. Cultural Landscapes Inventory Report. 500068. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. NPS Midwest Regional Office, Omaha, Nebraska / CRIS-CL Database
Inventory Unit Description: The Levin Lakeside Summer Cottage is located in the Ash River area within Voyageurs National Park in St. Louis County Minnesota. The property includes the main seasonal residence, known as the Levin Cottage, and its associated site. The approximately five acre site includes the cottage, water tank, views, rock outcrops, garden remnants, and surrounding woodland vegetation. A non-contributing vault toilet building is located within the treeline to the southeast of the cottage. The Rustic style vacation cottage is situated upon a rock outcrop on the highest point of the site and built into the hillside creating a feeling of an indigenous structure nestled in the pines. The setting of the cottage is integral to the significance of the building itself. The careful placement of the cottage on the rock outcrop to emphasize views of the lake and the privacy afforded by the surrounding forest combine with the remote location and use of native materials to enhance the rustic appeal of the cottage.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Regions 3, 4, & 5 Park Cultural Landscapes Program
- Date of Issue
- 2010-08-11
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- MWR , VOYA
- Keywords
- architecture, Ash River Cabins, garden, garden remnants, historic vernacular landscape, Levin Cottage, Lund Cabin, Minnesota, recreation-entertainment, rock outcrop, rustic style, seasonal residence, summer cottage, Tourism and Recreational Properties in Voyageurs National Park 1880-1950, water tank, Youngstrom Cabin