Postcard
A.D. German Warehouse
| Text on reverse reads: "The A.D. German Warehouse designed by Frank Lloyd Wright stands proudly in Richland Center, Wisconsin, Wright's birthplace. Frank Lloyd Wright Museum on second floor. Tours available. (612)647-6703." The postcard has a custom cancellation stamp that reads: "125th Anniversary... Frank Lloyd Wright, 1867-1959, Celebration Station, Richland Center, Wisconsin 53581, June 8, 1992." The Stock Gro Inc. warehouse built in 1915 for A.D. German. Frank Lloyd Wright completed the working drawings in 1914. Facing one of the main streets, the building is mostly concrete veneered in brick, built in a style called Mayan Revival. At the top is a Mayan-inspired concrete frieze "derived from masks of the rain-god Chac." The building is on the National Register of Historic Places. |
| Image ID: | 148679 |
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| Creation Date: | 06 08 1992 |
| Creator Name: | McGrew Color Graphics |
| City: | Richland Center |
| County: | Richland |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Wisconsin postcard collection, circa 1860s?-circa 1990s |
| Genre: | Postcard |
| Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
| Original Format Number: | PH 2744 |
| Original Dimensions: | 6 x 4.25 inches |
| Divided back. 19¢ stamp. Custom cancellation stamp. Distributed by Kuefler Photo, McGregor, IA 52157. Printed by McGrew Color Graphics, Kansas City, MO, 64108, #38130677. |
| Trees |
| Central business districts |
| Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 |
| Cities and towns |
| Brickwork |
| Streets |
| Banners |
| Historic sites |
| Land use, Urban |
| Outdoor photography |
| Sidewalks |
| Warehouses |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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