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Joyce Estate, Main Pump House, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Main Pump House, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 m...

Significance: In 1917, wealthy Chicagoan David Gage Joyce erected a complex of buildings on Trout Lake to serve as a family summer resort. A description of the Joyce Estate, published in 1922, notes that the s... More

Joyce Estate, Privy, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Privy, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north...

Significance: Little is known about the Privy, a small structure set in the woods about 40 feet behind (west of) the Maid's Cabin (HABS No. MN-146-M) in the Main Cabin Compound. ... This small, single-story str... More

Joyce Estate, Water Tank, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Water Tank, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles ...

Significance: There is no documentary or pictorial evidence concerning the age or origins of the Water Tank. A description of the Joyce Estate, published in 1922, noted that the sleeping cottages in the Main C... More

Joyce Estate, Main Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Main Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles ...

Significance: ... the Main Cabin was constructed during the estate's first season in 1917 to serve as a central dining and socializing area for Joyce Family members and their guests. Food preparation occurred ... More

Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Significance: The Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam is one of six Mississippi River Headwaters Reservoirs dam sites that are historically significant for their association with the history of navigation, commerce, to... More

Joyce Estate, Playhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Playhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles n...

Significance: ... the Playhouse was constructed about 1927 for Beatrice Clotilde ("B.C.") Joyce, the only child of the estate's founder, David Gage Joyce. David Gage's probate inventory, dated 1938, itemizes "... More

Joyce Estate, Moore Lake Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Moore Lake Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 ...

Significance: When wealthy Chicagoan David Gage Joyce constructed the first buildings for his summer retreat on the west side of Trout Lake in 1917, his estate enclosed about 2,600 acres. In following years, J... More

Joyce Estate, Guest Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Guest Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles...

Significance: Located in the Main Cabin Compound immediately to the north of the Joyce Cabin, this building was constructed during the estate's first season in 1917 for the use of guests of David Gage Joyce and... More

Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Significance: The Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam is one of six Mississippi River Headwaters Reservoirs dam sites that are historically significant for their association with the history of navigation, commerce, to... More

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of Cou...

Significance: During the first three decades of the twentieth century, northern Minnesota's scenic woodland-and-lake region developed a national reputation as a vacation area. As part of this general tourist b... More

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of Cou...

Significance: During the first three decades of the twentieth century, northern Minnesota's scenic woodland-and-lake region developed a national reputation as a vacation area. As part of this general tourist b... More

Joyce Estate, Playhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Playhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles n...

Significance: ... the Playhouse was constructed about 1927 for Beatrice Clotilde ("B.C.") Joyce, the only child of the estate's founder, David Gage Joyce. David Gage's probate inventory, dated 1938, itemizes "... More

Joyce Estate, Farmhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Farmhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles n...

Significance: As reported by the "Grand Rapids Herald Review" of 14 March 1917, initial plans for the Joyce Estate called for the construction of a "barn" and "farmhouse" before the end of the year. An early p... More

Joyce Estate, Men's Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Men's Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles...

Significance: ... this building was constructed "in the early 1920." It apparently was on site by 1924, when Waleski's father, Joseph, Sr., was hired as a bodyguard by the estate's founder David Gage Joyce and... More

Joyce Estate, Golf Clubhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Golf Clubhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 mi...

Significance: ... the Golf Clubhouse was constructed about 1925, along with the neighboring nine-hole, pitch-and-putt Golf Course. The Clubhouse is mentioned in a personal property inventory of the estate comp... More

Joyce Estate, Tennis Court, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Tennis Court, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 mile...

Significance: No historical information is available about the Tennis Court. ... Tall chain-link fencing encloses the rectangular court to the north, west and south; the east side is open. A gate is situated i... More

Joyce Estate, Barn, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Barn, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north ...

Significance: According to the "Grand Rapids Herald Review" of 14 March 1917, the original plan for the Joyce Estate included a "farmhouse" and "barn." An early photograph of the farmstead shows a log-frame fa... More

Joyce Estate, Utility Building No. 2, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Utility Building No. 2, Chippewa National Forest Road 21...

Significance: Although the date and original function of this building are note known, its wood-frame construction and drop siding are similar to that of the Moore Island Cabin, which seems to have been built i... More

Joyce Estate, Utility Building No. 1, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Utility Building No. 1, Chippewa National Forest Road 21...

Significance: The date and original function of this building are not known. Its wood-frame construction with drop siding, however, is similar to that of other buildings erected at the Joyce Estate during the ... More

Joyce Estate, Joyce Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Joyce Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles...

Significance: Located in the Main Cabin Compound immediately to the north of the Main Cabin, this building was constructed during the estate's first season in 1917 for the use of David Gage Joyce and his wife B... More

Joyce Estate, Joyce Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Joyce Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles...

Significance: Located in the Main Cabin Compound immediately to the north of the Main Cabin, this building was constructed during the estate's first season in 1917 for the use of David Gage Joyce and his wife B... More

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of Cou...

Significance: During the first three decades of the twentieth century, northern Minnesota's scenic woodland-and-lake region developed a national reputation as a vacation area. As part of this general tourist b... More

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of Cou...

Significance: During the first three decades of the twentieth century, northern Minnesota's scenic woodland-and-lake region developed a national reputation as a vacation area. As part of this general tourist b... More

Joyce Estate, Moore Lake Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Moore Lake Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 ...

Significance: When wealthy Chicagoan David Gage Joyce constructed the first buildings for his summer retreat on the west side of Trout Lake in 1917, his estate enclosed about 2,600 acres. In following years, J... More

Joyce Estate, Powerhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Powerhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles ...

Significance: Completed in 1918, the Powerhouse originally contained electrical generating equipment and switch-gear equipment. According to an account published in 1922, "all buildings and the grounds are ele... More

President of the bank. Grand Rapids, Minnesota

President of the bank. Grand Rapids, Minnesota

Public domain photograph of the United States in the 1930s, portraits, people, events, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

County supervisor (FSA) looking over used farm machinery with FSA (Farm Security Administration) client. Grand Rapids, Minnesota

County supervisor (FSA) looking over used farm machinery with FSA (Far...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a tractor, farming equipment, agriculture, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam, Dam Tender's House & Office, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam, Dam Tender's House & Office, Grand Rapids...

Survey number: HAER MN-66-A Public domain photograph - historical image of Minnesota, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Joyce Estate, Laundry, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Laundry, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles nor...

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Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of Cou...

Significance: During the first three decades of the twentieth century, northern Minnesota's scenic woodland-and-lake region developed a national reputation as a vacation area. As part of this general tourist b... More

Joyce Estate, Three-Car Garage, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Three-Car Garage, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 ...

Significance: As reported by the "Grand Rapids Herald Review" of 14 March 1917, David Gage Joyce's original plans for his summer estate at Trout Lake called for the construction of a garage during that year. J... More

Joyce Estate, Farmhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Farmhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles n...

Significance: As reported by the "Grand Rapids Herald Review" of 14 March 1917, initial plans for the Joyce Estate called for the construction of a "barn" and "farmhouse" before the end of the year. An early p... More

Joyce Estate, Moore Lake Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Moore Lake Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 ...

Significance: When wealthy Chicagoan David Gage Joyce constructed the first buildings for his summer retreat on the west side of Trout Lake in 1917, his estate enclosed about 2,600 acres. In following years, J... More

Joyce Estate, Men's Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Men's Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles...

Significance: ... this building was constructed "in the early 1920." It apparently was on site by 1924, when Waleski's father, Joseph, Sr., was hired as a bodyguard by the estate's founder David Gage Joyce and... More

Joyce Estate, Trap House, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Trap House, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles ...

Significance: ... this small poured-concrete structure served as a trap house for target shooting. Its construction date is unknown. The estate's founder David Gage Joyce maintained a small arsenal for huntin... More

Joyce Estate, Main Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Main Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles ...

Significance: ... the Main Cabin was constructed during the estate's first season in 1917 to serve as a central dining and socializing area for Joyce Family members and their guests. Food preparation occurred ... More

Joyce Estate, Main Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Main Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles ...

Significance: ... the Main Cabin was constructed during the estate's first season in 1917 to serve as a central dining and socializing area for Joyce Family members and their guests. Food preparation occurred ... More

Joyce Estate, Main Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Main Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles ...

Significance: ... the Main Cabin was constructed during the estate's first season in 1917 to serve as a central dining and socializing area for Joyce Family members and their guests. Food preparation occurred ... More

Joyce Estate, Butler's Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Butler's Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 mi...

Significance: It presumably took a significant number of servants to maintain the "casual" lifestyle at the Joyce Estate. Given its name, the Butler's Cabin apparently housed one or more of the male staff. ...... More

Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Significance: The Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam is one of six Mississippi River Headwaters Reservoirs dam sites that are historically significant for their association with the history of navigation, commerce, to... More

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of Cou...

Significance: During the first three decades of the twentieth century, northern Minnesota's scenic woodland-and-lake region developed a national reputation as a vacation area. As part of this general tourist b... More

Joyce Estate, New Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, New Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles n...

Significance: This cabin was built in the 1930s... The wood-frame structure clearly dates from the second phase of construction on the estate, after log framing was abandoned. The "New Cabin" appears by name i... More

Joyce Estate, Mary Louise Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Mary Louise Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3...

Significance: ... this building was completed shortly after the construction of the Main Cabin and the initial three sleeping cabins. It apparently is one of the seven "cottages" mentioned in the "Grand Rapids... More

Joyce Estate, Main Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Main Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles ...

Significance: ... the Main Cabin was constructed during the estate's first season in 1917 to serve as a central dining and socializing area for Joyce Family members and their guests. Food preparation occurred ... More

Joyce Estate, Laundry, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Laundry, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles nor...

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Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Significance: The Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam is one of six Mississippi River Headwaters Reservoirs dam sites that are historically significant for their association with the history of navigation, commerce, to... More

Joyce Estate, B. C. Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, B. C. Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles...

Significance: ... this cabin was built soon after completion of the Main Cabin and the first three sleeping cabins. It is apparently one of the seven "cottages" mentioned in an article about the estate in the ... More

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of Cou...

Significance: During the first three decades of the twentieth century, northern Minnesota's scenic woodland-and-lake region developed a national reputation as a vacation area. As part of this general tourist b... More

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of Cou...

Significance: During the first three decades of the twentieth century, northern Minnesota's scenic woodland-and-lake region developed a national reputation as a vacation area. As part of this general tourist b... More

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of Cou...

Significance: During the first three decades of the twentieth century, northern Minnesota's scenic woodland-and-lake region developed a national reputation as a vacation area. As part of this general tourist b... More

Joyce Estate, New Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, New Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles n...

Significance: This cabin was built in the 1930s... The wood-frame structure clearly dates from the second phase of construction on the estate, after log framing was abandoned. The "New Cabin" appears by name i... More

Joyce Estate, Dog Kennel, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Dog Kennel, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles ...

Significance: According to former Joyce Estate caretaker Joseph Waleski, Jr., the Dog Kennel was constructed "about 1955." ... This wood-frame, shed-roofed structure is of utilitarian design, typical of a farms... More

Joyce Estate, Guest Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Guest Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles...

Significance: Located in the Main Cabin Compound immediately to the north of the Joyce Cabin, this building was constructed during the estate's first season in 1917 for the use of guests of David Gage Joyce and... More

Joyce Estate, Bathhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Bathhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles n...

Significance: ... the bathhouse was built about 1920. ... The Bathhouse is the only two-story building on the Joyce Estate. Since its construction, it has been transformed form a utilitarian bathhouse into a s... More

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of Cou...

Significance: During the first three decades of the twentieth century, northern Minnesota's scenic woodland-and-lake region developed a national reputation as a vacation area. As part of this general tourist b... More

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of Cou...

Significance: During the first three decades of the twentieth century, northern Minnesota's scenic woodland-and-lake region developed a national reputation as a vacation area. As part of this general tourist b... More

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of Cou...

Significance: During the first three decades of the twentieth century, northern Minnesota's scenic woodland-and-lake region developed a national reputation as a vacation area. As part of this general tourist b... More

Joyce Estate, Farmhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Farmhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles n...

Significance: As reported by the "Grand Rapids Herald Review" of 14 March 1917, initial plans for the Joyce Estate called for the construction of a "barn" and "farmhouse" before the end of the year. An early p... More

Joyce Estate, Moore Lake Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Moore Lake Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 ...

Significance: When wealthy Chicagoan David Gage Joyce constructed the first buildings for his summer retreat on the west side of Trout Lake in 1917, his estate enclosed about 2,600 acres. In following years, J... More

Joyce Estate, Gun Room, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Gun Room, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles no...

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Joyce Estate, Gun Room, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Gun Room, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles no...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Minnesota, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Joyce Estate, Golf Course Pump House, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Golf Course Pump House, Chippewa National Forest Road 21...

Significance: The building probably was constructed in the mid-1920s, when, according to former Joyce Estate caretaker Joseph Waleski, Jr., the adjoining pitch-and-putt Golf Course was completed. The Golf Cour... More

Joyce Estate, Mary Louise Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Mary Louise Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3...

Significance: ... this building was completed shortly after the construction of the Main Cabin and the initial three sleeping cabins. It apparently is one of the seven "cottages" mentioned in the "Grand Rapids... More

Joyce Estate, Main Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Main Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles ...

Significance: ... the Main Cabin was constructed during the estate's first season in 1917 to serve as a central dining and socializing area for Joyce Family members and their guests. Food preparation occurred ... More

Joyce Estate, Bathhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Bathhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles n...

Significance: ... the bathhouse was built about 1920. ... The Bathhouse is the only two-story building on the Joyce Estate. Since its construction, it has been transformed form a utilitarian bathhouse into a s... More

Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Significance: The Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam is one of six Mississippi River Headwaters Reservoirs dam sites that are historically significant for their association with the history of navigation, commerce, to... More

Joyce Estate, Joyce Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Joyce Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles...

Significance: Located in the Main Cabin Compound immediately to the north of the Main Cabin, this building was constructed during the estate's first season in 1917 for the use of David Gage Joyce and his wife B... More

Joyce Estate, Joyce Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Joyce Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles...

Significance: Located in the Main Cabin Compound immediately to the north of the Main Cabin, this building was constructed during the estate's first season in 1917 for the use of David Gage Joyce and his wife B... More

Joyce Estate, Maid's Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Maid's Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 mile...

Significance: It presumably took a significant number of servants to maintain the "casual" lifestyle at the Joyce Estate. Given its name, the Maid's Cabin apparently housed one of more of the female staff. ...... More

Joyce Estate, Maid's Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Maid's Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 mile...

Significance: It presumably took a significant number of servants to maintain the "casual" lifestyle at the Joyce Estate. Given its name, the Maid's Cabin apparently housed one of more of the female staff. ...... More

Joyce Estate, Three-Car Garage, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Three-Car Garage, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 ...

Significance: As reported by the "Grand Rapids Herald Review" of 14 March 1917, David Gage Joyce's original plans for his summer estate at Trout Lake called for the construction of a garage during that year. J... More

Joyce Estate, Playhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Playhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles n...

Significance: ... the Playhouse was constructed about 1927 for Beatrice Clotilde ("B.C.") Joyce, the only child of the estate's founder, David Gage Joyce. David Gage's probate inventory, dated 1938, itemizes "... More

Joyce Estate, Golf Course Tool Shed, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Golf Course Tool Shed, Chippewa National Forest Road 214...

Significance: In all probability, this structure is the "Golf Course Tool Shed" mentioned in a personal property inventory of the estate compiled in 1938 as part of David Gage Joyce's probate file. Apparently,... More

Joyce Estate, Greenhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Greenhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles ...

Significance: ... the Greenhouse was built in the early 1920s to provide ornamental shrubs and flowers for landscaping the grounds. David Gage Joyce's probate file, compiled in 1938, itemizes a "greenhouse" as... More

Joyce Estate, White Spruce Plantation, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, White Spruce Plantation, Chippewa National Forest Road 2...

Significance: No information is available that indicates why white spruce were planted at this location. ... Comprising a grove of about 100 mature trees, the White Spruce Plantation creates a woodsy canopy for... More

Joyce Estate, Bulb Storage Cellar, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Bulb Storage Cellar, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144,...

Significance: This cellar was used to store bulbs for landscaping the estate. It was probably built about 1923, when the estate's Greenhouse was erected. ... This simple, utilitarian structure is dug into a hi... More

Joyce Estate, Metal Garage, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Metal Garage, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 mile...

Significance: ... the Metal Garage was constructed at the south end of Trout Lake "in the early 1930s," and was subsequently moved to its present location at the north end of the Caretaker's Compound. Its relo... More

Joyce Estate, Main Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Main Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles ...

Significance: ... the Main Cabin was constructed during the estate's first season in 1917 to serve as a central dining and socializing area for Joyce Family members and their guests. Food preparation occurred ... More

Joyce Estate, Guest Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Guest Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles...

Significance: Located in the Main Cabin Compound immediately to the north of the Joyce Cabin, this building was constructed during the estate's first season in 1917 for the use of guests of David Gage Joyce and... More

Joyce Estate, Bathhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Bathhouse, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles n...

Significance: ... the bathhouse was built about 1920. ... The Bathhouse is the only two-story building on the Joyce Estate. Since its construction, it has been transformed form a utilitarian bathhouse into a s... More

Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Significance: The Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam is one of six Mississippi River Headwaters Reservoirs dam sites that are historically significant for their association with the history of navigation, commerce, to... More

Joyce Estate, B. C. Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, B. C. Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles...

Significance: ... this cabin was built soon after completion of the Main Cabin and the first three sleeping cabins. It is apparently one of the seven "cottages" mentioned in an article about the estate in the ... More

Joyce Estate, B. C. Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, B. C. Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles...

Significance: ... this cabin was built soon after completion of the Main Cabin and the first three sleeping cabins. It is apparently one of the seven "cottages" mentioned in an article about the estate in the ... More

Joyce Estate, Barbeque Pit, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Barbeque Pit, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 mile...

Significance: According to former Joyce Estate caretaker Joseph Waleski, Jr., the Barbeque Pit was built "in the late 1940s." ... Constructed of heavily mortared, rubble fieldstone, the Barbeque Pit consists of... More

Joyce Estate, Joyce Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Joyce Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles...

Significance: Located in the Main Cabin Compound immediately to the north of the Main Cabin, this building was constructed during the estate's first season in 1917 for the use of David Gage Joyce and his wife B... More

Joyce Estate, Maid's Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Maid's Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 mile...

Significance: It presumably took a significant number of servants to maintain the "casual" lifestyle at the Joyce Estate. Given its name, the Maid's Cabin apparently housed one of more of the female staff. ...... More

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of Cou...

Significance: During the first three decades of the twentieth century, northern Minnesota's scenic woodland-and-lake region developed a national reputation as a vacation area. As part of this general tourist b... More

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of Cou...

Significance: During the first three decades of the twentieth century, northern Minnesota's scenic woodland-and-lake region developed a national reputation as a vacation area. As part of this general tourist b... More

Joyce Estate, Oberservatory, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Oberservatory, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 mil...

Significance: ... the Observatory the Joyce Family's name for their rustic, log-framed gazebo was built "in the early 1920s." A description of the Joyce Estate, published in 1922, noted that the grounds in... More

Joyce Estate, Seaplane Hangar, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Seaplane Hangar, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 m...

Significance: ... the Seaplane Hangar was constructed in the early 1950s to house a seaplane owned by Beatrice Clotilde ("B.C.") Joyce, the daughter of the estate's founder, David Gage Joyce. B.C. used the air... More

Joyce Estate, Utility Building No. 2, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Utility Building No. 2, Chippewa National Forest Road 21...

Significance: Although the date and original function of this building are note known, its wood-frame construction and drop siding are similar to that of the Moore Island Cabin, which seems to have been built i... More

Joyce Estate, Main Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Main Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles ...

Significance: ... the Main Cabin was constructed during the estate's first season in 1917 to serve as a central dining and socializing area for Joyce Family members and their guests. Food preparation occurred ... More

Joyce Estate, Guest Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Guest Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles...

Significance: Located in the Main Cabin Compound immediately to the north of the Joyce Cabin, this building was constructed during the estate's first season in 1917 for the use of guests of David Gage Joyce and... More

Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Significance: The Lake Pokegama Reservoir Dam is one of six Mississippi River Headwaters Reservoirs dam sites that are historically significant for their association with the history of navigation, commerce, to... More

Joyce Estate, B. C. Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, B. C. Cabin, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles...

Significance: ... this cabin was built soon after completion of the Main Cabin and the first three sleeping cabins. It is apparently one of the seven "cottages" mentioned in an article about the estate in the ... More

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of Cou...

Significance: During the first three decades of the twentieth century, northern Minnesota's scenic woodland-and-lake region developed a national reputation as a vacation area. As part of this general tourist b... More

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of Cou...

Significance: During the first three decades of the twentieth century, northern Minnesota's scenic woodland-and-lake region developed a national reputation as a vacation area. As part of this general tourist b... More

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of Cou...

Significance: During the first three decades of the twentieth century, northern Minnesota's scenic woodland-and-lake region developed a national reputation as a vacation area. As part of this general tourist b... More

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of Cou...

Significance: During the first three decades of the twentieth century, northern Minnesota's scenic woodland-and-lake region developed a national reputation as a vacation area. As part of this general tourist b... More

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of County Road 335, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN

Joyce Estate, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 miles north of Cou...

Significance: During the first three decades of the twentieth century, northern Minnesota's scenic woodland-and-lake region developed a national reputation as a vacation area. As part of this general tourist b... More

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