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Relief on Building at 430 State Street

Date: 10 12 1975
Description: Decorative "1893" relief on the exterior of a building at 430 State Street, indicating the date the building was built. Brackets are shown alongside the re...
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Metal Artwork on Church Window

Date: 10 19 1975
Description: Artwork depicting St. Dunstan tweeking the devil's nose with blacksmith tongs. The piece is made of hammered copper and is seen on a window of St. Dunstan'...
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Turneaure House

Date: 10 26 1975
Description: Prof. Frederick E. Turneaure house built in 1905, 166 North Prospect Street, University Heights, showing three distinct architectural styles. The curved ro...
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19th Century Regency Style Entrance

Date: 11 02 1975
Description: Brick entrance of a house at 150 North Prospect Street. Its small, leaded windows, ironwork, and arch reflect the 19th Century Regency style.
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Moores House

Date: 11 09 1975
Description: Exterior view of the Howard O. Moores house, 220 North Prospect Avenue in University Heights. It was commissioned by John M. Olin for his nephew in 1923. I...
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Terra Cotta Detail

Date: 11 16 1975
Description: Decorative terra cotta detail on the facade of the Castle & Doyle building, 125 State Street. The building was built in 1856 as fire station No. 2 and rem...
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Edgewood High School column

Date: 11 23 1975
Description: The base of a column at Edgewood High School, 1000 Edgewood Avenue, decorated with angels and crosses that hint at Renaissance style.
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Capitol Theatre Detail

Date: 11 30 1975
Description: Ornate Spanish Baroque detail at the base of a niche high up on the face of the Capitol Theatre (Madison Museum of Contemporary Art) 213 State Street. Deta...
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Edgewood High School Detail

Date: 12 07 1975
Description: A row of heads peering through portals, alternating with doves on the facade of Edgewood High School. The heads are in the likeness of St. Dominic.
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Decorative Moulding

Date: 12 14 1975
Description: A Romanesque cable moulding decorating the face of the F. W. Means Towel Service, a laundry at 1910 Winnebago Street. Building was used by Klinke Hatchery...
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Edgewood High School Detail

Date: 12 21 1975
Description: Detail of a terra cotta spandrel at Edgewood High School at 2219 Monroe Street showing religious medallions in relief. Spandrels are roughly tringular area...
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Balcony

Date: 12 27 1975
Description: A balcony on a house at 1228 Sherman Avenue, formed with the railing at the roof edge in front of the dormer.
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Unique Column Top

Date: 01 04 1976
Description: Decorative, unique column tops, or capitals, on columns supporting a porch on a house at 912-914 Jenifer Street, designed by architect Lew Porter.
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Camp Indianola Boathouse

Date: 01 11 1976
Description: A grand, landmark boathouse which was on the north shore of Lake Mendota and was a part of Camp Indianola, one of the nation's oldest boys' camps. Over 20 ...
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Egdewood High School entrance

Date: 01 18 1976
Description: View looking at the inside, or intradas, of an arch at the entrance of Edgewood High School at 2219 Monroe Street. Ornamentation includes the sculpture of ...
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Our Savior Lutheran Church

Date: 02 01 1976
Description: A sleek, "modern" architectural style applied to Our Savior Lutheran Church at 1206 Droster Road.
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Leaded Windows

Date: 02 08 1976
Description: Windows on a building at 514 North Carroll Street displaying a casement style. The leaded features holding together the strips of glass at the edges are ca...
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Alumni House

Date: 02 02 1976
Description: The glass-covered Alumni House of the Wisconsin Alumni Association at 650 North Lake Street. The building houses offices, meeting rooms, and lounges for al...
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Randall Elementary School

Date: 02 22 1976
Description: Randall Elementary School, 1802 Regent Street, which shows an adoption from Tudor architecture in its abundant use of brick.
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Edgewood High School Facade

Date: 02 29 1976
Description: A cherub is the central focus of this detail of the richly decorated facade of Edgewood High School at 2219 Monroe Street. Other features in the facade inc...

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