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House on Green Street

Date: 1900
Description: View from intersection towards a residence on 4th and Green Street. The large house shows many Italianate architectural details, including ornate eaves bra...
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The First Kindergarten in America

Date: 1928
Description: Exterior view of the school established by Mrs. Carl Schurz, which is often considered the first kindergarten in America.
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Post Office

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of the post office on the corner of 2nd and Madison.
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Octagon House

Date: 1948
Description: Exterior view of the Octagon House, built by John Richards, an early local lawyer.
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Octagon House

Date: 1945
Description: Exterior view of the Octagon House.
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Octagon House

Date: 1951
Description: Exterior view of the Octagon House, built by the Hon. John Richards and completed in about 1852.
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Octagon House Model

Date: 1948
Description: A model of the Richards' Octagon House, showing the original structure of the porches.
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Octagon House

Date: 1946
Description: Exterior view of the Richards' Octagon House.
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Octagon House

Date: 1945
Description: Exterior view of the entrance to the Richards' Octagon House.
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Main Street

Date: 01 30 1908
Description: Elevated view of the celebration welcoming the first streetcar into Watertown.
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Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View across Main Street. A streetcar is coming up the street. Caption reads: "Main Street, Looking East, Watertown, Wis."
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Lewis Monument

Date: 1930
Description: View of the Lewis Monument.
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Langholff House

Date: 1959
Description: Exterior view of the Langholff house.
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Kuenzi Home

Date: 1915
Description: Exterior view of the Samuel E. Kuenzi home, located at 317 Dewey Avenue. A man and a dog are posing on the lawn in front.
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Kindergarten

Date: 1928
Description: View of the building which housed the first kindergarten in Wisconsin, opened by Mrs. Carl Schurz in 1856.
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Globe Milling Co. Office

Date: 1910
Description: View across street towards the Globe Milling Company office.
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Emmerling Home

Date: 1911
Description: Exterior view of the Carl E. Emmerling home, located at 207 8th Street.
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Dam on the Rock River

Date: 1915
Description: A dam stretching acrossed the Rock River near the Empire mills, later the Globe mills.
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John W. Cole Residence

Date: 1925
Description: The John W. Cole residence on North Street, built in the 1860's.
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The Carl Schurz House

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of the Carl Schurz home in Watertown, Wisconsin. Schurz was a German-American politician and statesman. There is a horse and a horse-drawn ve...

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