Photograph
Layton House
| 2504 Forest Home Avenue. This hotel was situated on what was originally a plank road between Milwaukee and Muskego. It was designed after the Federal style by the architect John Francis Rague and erected in 1849 for John Layton and his son Frederick. The hotel was operated by Victor Schuette between about 1875-1885. Five men with horses and carriages stand outside the building. |
| Image ID: | 9489 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1880 |
| Creator Name: | A. Morse & Co. |
| City: | Milwaukee |
| County: | Milwaukee |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Wisconsin place file, circa 1850s-circa 1950s |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PF Milwaukee. 290 |
| Original Dimensions: | 9 x 7 inches |
| See Image ID: 56008 for a later view of the same building. |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Hotels |
| Signs and signboards |
| Carriages and carts |
| Roads |
| Trees |
| Fences |
| Clothing and dress |
| Hats |
| Horses |
| Architecture |
| Porches |
| Cities and towns |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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