Otter Spring House


Otter Spring House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Lincoln, Wisconsin
Coordinates	45°35′22″N 88°48′49″W / 45.58944°N 88.81361°W / 45.58944; -88.81361Coordinates: 45°35′22″N 88°48′49″W / 45.58944°N 88.81361°W / 45.58944; -88.81361
Area	9.8 acres (4.0 ha)
Built	1933
Architectural style	Other, Rustic
NRHP Reference #	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]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "Otter Spring House". National Register or State Register. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved October 17, 2012.

External links

Wisconsin Historical Society property record

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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