Take a Cruise to the Victorian Summer Retreat of a Chicago Beer Baron
Black Point Estate was built for Chicago Beer Baron, Conrad Seipp, in 1888 as a retreat, and in that spirit the home remains a place to relax, refresh, and explore. Just like the Victorian VIPs who established the estate, you’ll arrive in style and enjoy stunning Geneva Lake views on your cruise to this magnificent summer home, considered one of the finest examples of period architecture and furniture in the Midwest, and one of the oldest homes in Lake Geneva.
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Black Point Estate and Gardens
Step into Gilded Age elegance at the 1888 Summer home of Chicago beer baron, Conrad Seipp. Guests enjoy a narrated boat ride to the property via the Lake Geneva Cruise Line, a guided tour of the mansion, & time to relax and sip Seipp beer on the veranda.
2026 is the 250th anniversary of the United States of America. Over the next 250 days we will be highlighting historic people, places or things from around Walworth County.
Up next is Alexander Button.
Alexander Henry Button was an early settler and founder of Lake Geneva. Button was a skilled carpenter and helped build many of Geneva Lake’s iconic homes and structures.
Button owned 16 acres on the east end of the lake, now known as the Button’s Bay area. (The location is shown on this closeup of an 1882 mansion map.)
Button also acted as a teacher in the towns of Linn and Bloomfield, as well as the town clerk for Linn (for 33 years!)
Alexander Henry Button passed away in 1918 at the age of 91 and is buried in Lake Geneva’s Oak Hill Cemetery.
Originally the bay was an Indian campsite; the Potawatomi dug edible clams in the sand and mud here, using the shells for making beads and ornaments.
Walworth@250 #77
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I'm a Button by birth and we now have two Alexanders in my generation in honor of our many times great grandfather
Just love reading these!
I remember the Buttons family had a greenhouse there when I was a kid in the ‘50s. Linda (Buttons) and Dean Yetter were well-known Hebron residents and good friends.
🍀🍻 Happy St Patrick’s Day 🍀🍻 from the Tower 19° and deer on the lawn. We will be open in about 7 weeks 🌞 🌊 ... See MoreSee Less
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Spring is around the corner ... they were putting Country Club's pier and Chuck's pier in the water today.
It's unbelievable but if they don't start now they'll be putting them in the water until mid June.
Feel free to join us at our monthly book club discussion, Wednesday, March 18th at 10am.
We will be discussing Harriet Beecher Stowe's landmark novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" at Inspired Coffee.
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I miss these gatherings - happy to know the tradition lives on!
What’s the next book?
What is the next book