Tree Houses

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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

The honeymoon treehouse with Lake Michigan in the background - exact location a history mystery: Tree House.jpg 2.1M - Digital file from Jack Sheridan Drive 2021.72.02
The honeymoon treehouse with Lake Michigan in the background - exact location a history mystery

Tree House.jpg 2.1M - Digital file from Jack Sheridan Drive 2021.72.02

Name/Title

Tree Houses

Entry/Object ID

2023.50.65

Scope and Content

An exchange on the SDHC newsletter insert, page 132. "Raising the Roof: Buildings and Architecture of the Saugatuck and Douglas Area" triggered a memory that I have of a tree house that was used for honeymooners. I believe it was on the road from Douglas toward Douglas Beach (beyond the golf course) and would have been on the south side of the road. As a child it fascinated me. I think there was another tree house on Lake Shore Drive." - Marion Britz, Sanibel, Florida Kit Lane's reply" "This is the first mention I have ever run across about tree houses, especially commodious enough for grown-ups. Does anyone have more information or a picture? The Lane family, at 41 Spring Street, Douglas, had a tree house for kids in a big willow tree between the Quonset hut and the garage off the alley behind the Douglas Bakery. Unfortunately beer trucks making deliveries at the bakery would sometimes bump it (and eventually caused its demise) and so kids in the tree house used to really scramble when they saw a big truck turn into the alley."

Collection

SDHS NL Inserts, Buildings: Lost

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2023.50

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Notes

SDHS Newsletter insert pages

Location

* Untyped Location

Digital data in CatalogIt

General Notes

Note

This information was OCR text scanned from SDHS newsletter supplements. A binder of original paper copies is catalog item 2023.50.01

Create Date

November 13, 2023

Update Date

November 18, 2023