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Surveying Fire Damage

Date: 02 1904
Description: Ruins of the Senate Chamber in the Wisconsin State Capitol after the fire of February 26-27. Here the damage was almost total, leaving only a piece of plas...
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Levitan Building

Date: 08 31 1969
Description: Entrance to the Levitan Building at 15 West Main Street, which exhibits Egyptian architecture in the terra cotta details. The columns are copies of Eyptian...
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Thomas House

Date: 10 03 1971
Description: Exterior of the Ted Thomas house at 1028 Sherman Avenue which shows terra cotta window details.
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Edgewood College Detail

Date: 12 03 1972
Description: Religious details on an Edgewood College building including cherubs, crosses, and actual rosaries embedded in the design.
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Domed Tower of the Eastwood, Cinema, Barrymore Theater

Date: 05 27 1973
Description: The ornate, domed tower of the Cinema Theater, 2090 Atwood Avenue, which was the Eastwood Theater and is now the Barrymore Theater.
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Storybook House

Date: 06 13 1973
Description: The design of the "Storybook House" at 2114 Van Hise Avenue, was inspired by fairytale drawings and French Norman architecture. The house was built of holl...
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Gargoyle on Capitol Theatre

Date: 08 25 1974
Description: A gargoyle is the centerpiece in this ornate stilted arch design above the marquee of the Capitol Theatre at 213 State Street.
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Mount Horeb Bank

Date: 1925
Description: View from intersection of the exterior of the three-story Mount Horeb Bank, next door to the printing office. There is a water tower in the background.

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