peaked roof Utility Shed and flat roof Transformer House.
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Transformer House (c!915) map key # 38, Contributing Building. The transformer house is located in the Guest Complex It is a one-story, flat-roofed brick utilitarian building with a hip-roofed ventilator. It is rectangular in plan, measuring approximately 11 ‘-5" by 27’-2" and faces northwest. It is built on and roofed with concrete slabs. The walls terminate in a wood overhang with steel brackets. It is now used to house the electrical service main and emergency generator.
Utility Shed (a.k.a. Paint Shop) (c!898) map key # 12, Contributing Building. The Utility Shed is a simple, small,
one-story, bark-sided utility building constructed with planks and flat studs on stone footings. It is a surviving feature from the Durant period that was relocated to its present site and resurfaced on the exterior to blend in with the buildings of the Guest Complex. It is sited in from the peninsula, above the outlet ravine adjacent to the Transformer House. . . . . . The building was used to house a generator in the 1960s. It has been subject to some changes and is in a distressed condition, but retains integrity of form, structure and original materials.
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