Summary
In 1970, Beaver Island residents pursued preservation of Dr. Protar’s home and the older Bonner farm across the road. The June–July Beaver Beacon reports that A. J. Roy and Eunice Hendrix carried information about the sites to state officials and the Historic Preservation Advisory Council, and that the sites were documented for a proposed National Register list and possible matching restoration funds.
Evidence and limits
The article records a local preservation campaign and its reported state contacts, not a final listing, grant award, deed, or legal designation. It does not identify the Bonner farm’s original owner, exact boundaries, coordinates, construction date, or present condition. The Protar Home is linked to the separately held NRHP-listed cabin article; this event does not alter that article’s contested biographical and structural details.
Open questions
- What nomination, deed, grant, or state correspondence documents the campaign’s outcome?
- Which Bonner family farm structure was meant, and what is its exact location and history?
See also
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, June–July 1970, “Historical Preservation on Beaver Island.”Reports correspondence during the prior year, an A. J. Roy meeting with the Historic Preservation Advisory Council on January 23, 1970, Eunice Hendrix’s state-level follow-up on July 9, 1970, documentation of the Protar Home and older Bonner farm, and a local restoration fund; it does not supply deeds, survey boundaries, or final grant records.