Photograph
Palmer Mansion
| View from across street towards a worker shoveling a sidewalk in front of the Potter Palmer mansion on North Lake Shore Drive. The three-story granite faced house has crenellated towers and balustrades and a large entry porch. The trees are ice covered and there is snow on the ground. |
| Image ID: | 117219 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1925 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Chicago |
| County: | |
| State: | Illinois |
| Collection Name: | Black Point Estate and Seipp Family Papers |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | Black Point Estate.17.1 |
| Original Dimensions: | 4.5 x 3.5 inches |
| The Palmer mansion was designed by architects Cobb and Frost and was built 1882-1885. It was demolished in 1950. The Moundville Quarry, located near Endeavor, Marquette County, Wisconsin, provided the granite for the exterior of the Palmer mansion. |
| Architectural details |
| Chimneys |
| Decoration and ornament |
| Stone buildings |
| Trees |
| Mansions |
| Porches |
| Cities and towns |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Snow removal |
| Lampposts |
| Streets |
| Snow |
| Ice |
| This image is issued by the Wisconsin Department of Administration. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Collections Division. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. Please Credit: Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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