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Historical Society completes siding on the Protar Home’s east end, 1980

Also 1980 Protar Home east-end siding

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Locator map: Protar's Cabin highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Protar's CabinLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
TypeEvent
Dates1980-05 – 1980-11
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Locator map: Protar's Cabin highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Protar's CabinLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
Event
Dates
1980-05 – 1980-11
Kind
Construction
Where
Protar's Cabin
Carried out by
Beaver Island Historical Society
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
heritageconstructioncommunitycommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The Historical Society reported that siding on the east end of the Protar Home looked good and would protect the building, while windows and eaves troughs remained future maintenance priorities.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper building report, not a preservation assessment, contractor record, or measured condition survey.

Sources

  1. Reports that siding on the east end of the Protar Home looked good and would protect the building from the elements, while identifying windows and eaves troughs as future priorities. It is a newspaper building report, not a preservation assessment, contractor record, or measured condition survey. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1980-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held six-page November issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the siding report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1980-11_Beaver-Beacon

Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Historical Society completes siding on the Protar Home’s east end, 1980”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-protar-home-siding-1980/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1980, “Buildings — Dick Burris.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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