Otter Spring House
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Otter Spring House | |
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| Nearest city | Lincoln, Wisconsin |
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| Area | 9.8 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built | 1933 |
| Built by | Civilian Conservation Corps Company 649 |
| Architectural style | Rustic |
| NRHP reference No. | 99000684[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 3, 1999 |
The Otter Spring House is a historic spring house in the Town of Lincoln in Forest County, Wisconsin. The spring house was built on Otter Spring in 1933 as a Civilian Conservation Corps project. It was originally built to supply water to the CCC's Waubikon Lake Camp but was insufficient for that purpose. Since its construction, the Potawatomi have used the spring house for ceremonial and religious purposes. Potawatomi ritual feasts must use spring water, as springs are considered "living waters"; when taking water from the spring, the Potawatomi offer a thanksgiving prayer and a tobacco offering.[2] The spring house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 3, 1999.[1]
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- Agricultural buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin
- Buildings and structures completed in 1933
- Buildings and structures in Forest County, Wisconsin
- Civilian Conservation Corps in Wisconsin
- Potawatomi
- National Register of Historic Places in Forest County, Wisconsin
- Spring houses
- Wisconsin Registered Historic Place stubs