The famous person A.W. Holdridge is associated with one of more of the Lake County historic places.
Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Lake County places including Barney & Smith Car Co., Johnston Brothers Patent, William Lee, Ed & Bert Reeves, Abraham Hegdahl, Jonason,S.W., & Co., Joseph Schwarz Sr., Hugill & Blatherwick, A.W. Holdridge and Herman N. Luce. Prominent architectural styles found in Lake Country are Classical Revival, Queen Anne and Art Deco.