Name/Title
Idler's Rest - digital imagesEntry/Object ID
2023.10.71Description
Scans of postcards and photos of the Idler's Rest guest house that was operated by F. Walz and "pleasantly located near river and lake, located on brow of the hill. One block from the Main Street on U.S. Highway 31. 22 Rooms. Hot and cold water in all rooms. Baths. All modern Conveniences. Telephone Saugatuck 23-F-3. Sometimes spelled Idlers Rest, it was a boarding house type resort owned by Fritz Walz.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Digital scanSubject Person or Organization
312 Francis/Village Hill Manor/Idlers Rest, Walz, Fritz "Fred" 1858-1934Collection
1930+ Tourism, lodging, hotels and B&Bs, 1880 Tourism steamship era -1930Cataloged By
Winthers, SallyAcquisition
Accession
2023.10Acquisition Method
Found in CollectionLocation
* Untyped Location
Digital data in CatalogItGeneral Notes
Note
These image(s) were copied from the SDHC photo blog [or the Jack Sheridan drive if that was a superior version] in preparation for updating the SDHC website in 2023. The location of an original or printed version of these photos was unknown at the time of cataloging.Note
Fritz [Walz] stayed in the meat business for a few years but around the turn of the century he sold the building and became a resort operator securing buildings for this purpose at the juncture of Holland, Francis and Griffith Streets. He called the new establishment Idlers Rest and operated it for the rest of his life. It was eventually turned into a condominium.
From "Saugatuck Thorough the Years" by James Sheridan pg 262
[This may be the Village Hill Manor Condominiums at 312 Francis Street built circa 1986 - Digital file on Jack Sheridan Drive 2021.72.02S.Winthers]Create Date
May 15, 2023Update Date
November 18, 2023
