Black Point
Black Point is an estate on the south shore of Geneva Lake in Linn, Wisconsin, United States, near the city of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin that was built in 1888 as a summer home by Conrad Seipp, a beer tycoon from Chicago.Photo: Teemu08, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: estate on the south shore of Geneva Lake in Wisconsin, United States
- Also known as: “Black Point Museum”, “Conrad and Catherine Seipp Summer House”, and “Die Loreley”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yerkes Observatory.
Yerkes Observatory
Photo: Jtakemann, Public domain.
The Yerkes Observatory is located Williams Bay, Wisconsin, United States. It was operated by the University of Chicago Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics from its founding in 1897 until 2018. Yerkes Observatory is situated 2½ miles west of Black Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Williams Bay and Fontana.
Williams Bay
Photo: Gepard12, Public domain.
Williams Bay is a lakeside community on the western side of Lake Geneva in Walworth County, Wisconsin. It is and home to George Williams College of Aurora University.
Fontana
Village
Fontana-on-Geneva Lake is a village located on Geneva Lake in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,120 at the 2020 census. Fontana is situated 3½ miles west of Black Point.
Zenda
Hamlet
Zenda is an unincorporated community in the Town of Linn, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located south of Geneva Lake and just north of the Illinois border. Its ZIP code is 53195. Zenda is situated 3½ miles southeast of Black Point.
Black Point
- Categories: estate, building, tourism, historic site, historic building, and tourist attraction
- Location: Walworth County, Southeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.55823° or 42° 33′ 30″ northLongitude
-88.511° or 88° 30′ 40″ westOpen location code
86JHHF5Q+7JOpenStreetMap ID
way 419266351OpenStreetMap feature
building=historicOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q4921475
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