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Governor Washburn's House

Date: 1876
Description: Home of Governor Cadwallader C. Washburn on Monroe Street at the east end of what is now the Edgewood College campus. Washburn is probably the man at left.
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Executive Mansion

Date: 1945
Description: Exterior view of the Executive Mansion.
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Interior of Ole Bull Residence

Date: 1879
Description: The interior of the Ole Bull Residence at 130 East Gilman Street, featuring good views of Victorian furniture, carpeting, lamps (including a crystal chande...
Painting

Jairus Fairchild House

Date: 1938
Description: Jairus Cassius Fairchild, the first mayor of Madison, built this house in 1850 at 302 South Wisconsin Avenue (renamed Monona Avenue in 1877) at West Wilson...
Painting

Garnhart House

Date: 1938
Description: The house at 424 North Pinckney Street was built by Samuel H. Donnell in 1857-1858. Donnell was one of the architects for the former Capitol, and the house...
Painting

Garnhart House

Date: 1938
Description: The house at 424 North Pinckney Street was built by Samuel H. Donnell in 1857-1858. Donnell was one of the architects for the former Capitol, and the house...
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Van Slyke House

Date: 1973
Description: Illustration of the Van Slyke house at 510 North Carroll Street built by Napoleon Bonaparte Van Slyke in 1863.
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Executive Residence

Date: 03 01 1970
Description: First Wisconsin Governor's Mansion, which served as the home for seventeen governors from 1883 to 1950, 130 East Gilman Street. It is often called the "exe...
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Keenan House

Date: 03 08 1970
Description: Exterior view of German Romanesque revival brick house built in 1857 with a Second Empire-style mansard roof added in 1870, 28 East Gilman Street in the Ma...
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Pierce House Latticework

Date: 10 11 1970
Description: Detail of ornamental iron lattice-work on German Romanesque revival McDonnell/Pierce House, 215 North Pinckney Street. Built in 1857-58 for Alexander and F...
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Keenan House

Date: 01 10 1971
Description: Exterior view of German Romanesque revival brick house built in 1857 with a Second Empire-style mansard roof added in 1870, 28 East Gilman Street in the Ma...
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The Pierce House

Date: 07 18 1971
Description: Exterior view of the Pierce House at 424 North Pinckney Street, which was designed by Samuel H. Donnell, an architectural partner of August Kutzbach (Kutzb...
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Pierce House Detail

Date: 07 01 1973
Description: Detail of the intricate, medieval-style roof work of the Pierce House at 424 North Pinckney Street.
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Pierce House Detail

Date: 08 05 1973
Description: Delicate design in iron at the main entrance of the Pierce House at 424 North Pinckney Street.
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North Wing of the Pierce House

Date: 12 23 1973
Description: Exterior view of the north wing of the Pierce house at 424 North Pinckney Street, featuring ornate ironwork and carved stone details a good example of Roma...
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Pierce House

Date: 1951
Description: Interior view of the Pierce home at 424 North Pinckney Street. The house was built about 1857.
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Pierce House

Date: 1951
Description: Exterior of the Pierce home at 424 North Pinckney Street. The house was built about 1857.
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Chandelier in Pierce House

Date: 1951
Description: Interior view of the Pierce home at 424 North Pinckney Street. Pictured here is the chandelier at the top of the circular staircase within the home.
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Pierce House

Date: 1951
Description: Pierce home, also called the Garnhardt home. Located at 424 North Pinckney Street. The house was built about 1857.
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Governor's Residence

Date: 11 25 1947
Description: Wisconsin Governor's residence with snow on the ground, 130 East Gilman Street. The house was built for General Julius White in 1856. Succeeding owners wer...

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