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Reay Boathouse

Built in 1928 (American Craftsman). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

From the record

“The Reay Boathouse is located in Three Lakes, Wisconsin, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.”

Wikipedia article Reay Boathouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 20 National Register listings published here for Oneida County · listed in 2004 · category: Building · built in 1928, American Craftsman.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 1260 Honk Hill Rd., Three Lakes, 54562
  • When was it listed? July 2004
  • Category. building
  • Town. Three Lakes town
  • When was it built? 1928
  • Architectural style. American Craftsman
  • National Register reference number. 04000730 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

84 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 84 fires within 5 miles of Reay Boathouse between 1992 and 2020, burning about 88 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 4 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning25
Missing data/not specified/undetermined21
Equipment and vehicle use9
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Smoking5
Recreation and ceremony5
Arson/incendiarism4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Natural3
Other causes1
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
2 September 2008Naturalunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
16 September 1995Naturalunder an acreChequamegon-Nicolet National ForestWHITE PINE
14 September 2009Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesHOLDOVER FIRE
6 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
12 August 1994Arson/incendiarismunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
7 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesSPIRIT
5 July 2009Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesSPIRIT LAKE POINT FIRE
4 July 2018Arson/incendiarismunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesRICHMOND

Every fire recorded in Oneida County

Mines and quarries near this property

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Reay Boathouse: 7 past producers, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bonack PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Elton Gensler PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Javen Road Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Little Moccasin Lake Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Maple Lake Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Sand & GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
South Big Lake Loop Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Spirit Lake Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Townline Lake Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Oneida County

Storms near this property

28 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Three Lakes, the town this property stands in, in 28 storm reports between 1996 and 2020: 15 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 1996Thunderstorm WindThree Lakes$250,000no account filed
August 2000Thunderstorm WindThree Lakes$30,000no account filed
July 2010Thunderstorm WindThree Lakes$7,500Thunderstorm winds downed trees near Three Lakes. One of the trees fell onto a cabin.
June 1999HailThree Lakes$1,500no account filed
July 2020Thunderstorm WindThree Lakes-Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Three Lakes. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindThree Lakes-Thunderstorm winds downed and uprooted numerous trees in Three Lakes. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindThree Lakes-Thunderstorm winds downed trees, including several ten inch maple trees, and power lines in Three Lakes.
September 2014HailThree Lakes-Quarter size hail fell at Three Lakes.
September 2014HailThree Lakes-Thunderstorms dropped hail to quarter size at Three Lakes.
September 2014Thunderstorm WindThree Lakes-Thunderstorms produced winds estimated near 60 mph at Three Lakes.
July 2012Heavy RainThree Lakes-Thunderstorms produced 1.32 inches of rain in 35 minutes at Three Lakes.
August 2012HailThree Lakes-Penny size hail fell one mile southeast of Three Lakes.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindThree Lakes-Trees and power lines were blown down in the town of Three Lakes.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindThree Lakes-Law enforcement reported trees and power lines were blown down in the town of Three Lakes.
April 2008HailThree Lakes-Large hail fell in downtown Three Lakes and penny size hail covered a parking lot.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindThree Lakes-Trees reported down 10 miles northwest of Three Lakes.
July 2008HailThree Lakes-no account filed
April 2008HailThree Lakes-no account filed
July 2006HailThree Lakes-no account filed
July 2006Thunderstorm WindThree Lakes-no account filed
August 2002HailThree Lakes-no account filed
September 2000Thunderstorm WindThree Lakes-no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindThree Lakes-no account filed
June 1999HailThree Lakes-no account filed
June 1999Thunderstorm WindThree Lakes-no account filed
July 1999HailThree Lakes-no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindThree Lakes-no account filed
July 1997HailThree Lakes-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Oneida County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Three Lakes Rod and Gun Club0.2 miles2013
Marshall D. Miller Boathouse0.5 miles2008
Indianapolis Outing Club1.3 miles2004
Joseph and Augusta Trunck Boathouse1.4 miles2008
Jollywood1.4 miles2003
George P. Mayer Boathouse2.5 miles2011

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 04000730 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Oneida CountyAll 20 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.