Fannette Island

William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection

Date Uploaded: June 18, 2025

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Source: California State Archives

Source URL: https://exhibits.sos.ca.gov/s/exhibits/item/36650

Source Caption: c. 1935. Fannette Island is located in Emerald Bay, on the west shore of Lake Tahoe. In 1928, Mrs. Lora Josephine Knight purchased the property encompassing the head of Emerald Bay and Fannette Island. Knight had a summer home built in Scandinavian architectural style and called it Vikingsholm. The stone structure at the top of Fannette island is the "Tea House," built in 1928-1929, at the same time Vikingsholm was built.

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