[2] The cabin was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 for its local significance in the themes of art, Asian ethnic heritage, and entertainment/recreation.

His photographic career included the 1915 sinking of the SS Eastland, the Chicago Race Riot of 1919, and the 1929 Saint Valentine's Day Massacre.

The island was purchased in Carr's name because Minnesota state laws restricted land ownership by non-citizens[citation needed].

[2] Fujita started building his cabin with a 13-by-16-foot (4.0 by 4.9 m) structure framed with cedar poles and covered in drop siding.

Some of the architectural design reflects Japanese construction practices, such as modest decoration and a foundation of dry-laid stones.

In 1973 the Sacketts sold the property to Charles and Mary Jane Wendt, their friends from the Rapid City, South Dakota, area.