Although many of us have heard of the traditions of naming boats, planes, or hurricanes, did you know that Grand Beachers began a tradition of naming their summer cottages back in the early decades of the 20th century? Perhaps cottage names began as a marketing strategy to attract buyers and renters of “country houses” or maybe it was just practical for residents to identify their homes without addresses. Cottage names in Grand Beach were often inspirational, literary or romantic, or named for beloved people or places. Some homes still have signs with their names, such as Mt. Airy, Oak Lawn, Beverly, Hazeldean, and House by the Side of the Road. How many of these historic Grand Beach cottage names do you recognize?
Amity Lodge
Arcadia
Arendale
Beacon Light
Beverly
Bittersweet
Brucewood
Cedar
Craigie Lea
Dun Wandrin
Edenbank
Elbon
Fernbrook
Greenview
Hazeldean
House of the Four Winds
Hunt
Igloo Cottage
Inglewood
Inwood Knoll
Linger Longer
Lupine
Millerette
Miramar
Morning Star
Morningside
Mt. Airy
Pine Ridge
Pine Top
Repossee
Shadyside
Sheila
Sleepy Hollow
Snug Haven
Summer Laine
Summerhame
Suncrest
Tanglewood
Tarry-a-while
The Oaks
The Timbers
Villa Rosa
Villa Van
Virginia
Wedgewood
Wenonah Lodge
White House
Willella