The Island of Happy Days is a historic estate located on Stout Island in Red Cedar Lake, Barron County, Wisconsin. Built from 1909 to 1911, the estate was a summer home for the family of Frank Deming Stout, heir to the Knapp, Stout & Co. fortune. The estate was designed by Arthur Heun in a rustic style resembling Adirondack resorts. Stout and his family visited the home until Stout's death in 1927; he called it "the dearest place on earth".[2] The home is now a resort called Stout's Island Lodge.[3]

Island of Happy Days
Island of Happy Days is located in Wisconsin
Island of Happy Days
Island of Happy Days is located in the United States
Island of Happy Days
LocationStout Island, Red Cedar Lake, Cedar Lake, Wisconsin
Coordinates45°36′39″N 91°35′16″W / 45.61083°N 91.58778°W / 45.61083; -91.58778
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built1909–11
ArchitectArthur Heun
Architectural styleRustic Style
NRHP reference No.95000141[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 24, 1995

The Island of Happy Days was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1995.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Island of Happy Days". National Register or State Register. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  3. ^ "Stout's Island Lodge". Retrieved February 4, 2013.