OAHT 1522: Shorehaven
This Geocache is part of the Oconomowoc Area Historical Tour:
We have picked Twenty Five locations that we feel highlight the unique Oconomowoc Area history.
To earn a Geocoin, teams must pick up a 2015 Oconomowoc Area Historical Tour Booklet from the Oconomowoc Area Historical Society & Museum or download the booklet at: http://www.oconomowoc-wi.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=457
Collect 25 points as detailed in the booklet.
Please remember to record the STAMP in your booklet from this cache in your 2015 Oconomowoc Area Historical Tour Booklet.
The original Lutheran Home on the Shorehaven site (pictured below) opened in 1939 in a former mansion which was built in the late 1800’s. It was used as a private hospital for a time, and then was sold and again used as a private residence with a night club-restauarant in the basement. After its purchase by Lutheran Homes, Inc., the night club area was used for dining rooms and recreation with upper floors used to house patients. It was occupied in 1959, increasing the capacity from the former 44 residents to 65.
The original building was razed in 1961 and construction on the second unit was completed in the fall of 1962, bringing the capacity to 125 residents.
By looking around this area and across Hwy 16, Shorehaven has come a long way from one building to multiple buildings on their 17-acre campus and continues to grow.
There is a rubber stamp and stamp pad in the Cache container for those doing this as a Letterbox, along with the conventional Log sheets for logging/Stamping your visit. Trading items are provided. "Please do not remove the rubber stamp or ink pad"
Permission was granted to hide this cache by: Sarah Williams-Berg - Shorehaven
