Middle Bass Island - Wehrle's Hall in the 1860s

I had always thought that the 1888 picture of Wehrle's Hall (the original building on the site of the Lonz Winery) was the oldest good picture. But now we have the one below that definitely dates from the 1860s or early 1870s, contributed by Ruth Currie. The four major differences are

	In the 1860s much of the trim was dark. By 1888, it had been painted white.
	The 1860s sign "Stacey's Party Rooms", visible under the "Golden Eagle Wine Cellars" sign, had been changed to just "Party Rooms" in the 1888 image.
	The 1860s sign "Wehrle, Werk & Sons" had been replaced with the text "A. Wehrle & Son" in 1888.
	The one-story north wing visible in the early picture had been expanded or replaced with a much larger and higher one in 1888. However, the higher north wing is also visible in Hardesty's 1874 sketch so the photo below must be prior to 1872 and most likely from the 1860s since neither of the docks visible in the 1874 sketch appears in the photo below.

Also worth noting is that this picture may be the only one that shows the "original" south dock on Middle Bass Island.

Other pictures of Wehrle's Hall on this site include

Hardesty's 1874 sketch

1888 picture

1900 picture

1905 picture and more 1905 pictures

Golden Eagle Wine Cellars ad from the 1860s or 1870s

More Pictures of Wehrle's Hall and the Wehrle Home, 1885-1913

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