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"Hearthstone"

Date: 1974
Description: "Hearthstone," a house built in 1880-1882 by paper mill owner Henry J. Rogers, was the first residence electrified from a centrally located hydroelectric p...
Postcard

Park Avenue

Date: 1905
Description: View of Park Avenue. A street in a neighborhood with dwellings, sidewalks and trees, a horse and buggy waits at the curb. Caption reads: "Park Avenue, Appl...
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Reeve Residence

Date: 1870
Description: View of the Reeve residence on the corner of Lawrence and Onieda Streets.
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Hearthstone House

Date: 1974
Description: Front view of historic house in the summertime.
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Grignon House

Date: 1951
Description: The Grignon house was built (at the later address of 1313 Augustine Street) in 1836 by Charles Grignon. Charles Grignon was the son of Augustin Grignon, on...
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Grignon House After Restoration

Date: 1945
Description: The Grignon house was built (at the later address of 1313 Augustine Street) in 1836 by Charles Grignon. Charles Grignon was the son of Augustin Grignon, on...
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Grignon House

Date: 1881
Description: Reproduction of a pen drawing of the Grignon house. The Grignon house was built (at the later address of 1313 Augustine Street) in 1836 by Charles Grignon....
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Grignon House

Date: 1950
Description: The Grignon house was built (at the later address of 1313 Augustine Street) in 1836 by Charles Grignon. Charles Grignon was the son of Augustin Grignon, on...
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Grignon House After Restoration

Date: 1942
Description: The Grignon house was built (at the later address of 1313 Augustine Street) in 1836 by Charles Grignon. Charles Grignon was the son of Augustin Grignon, on...
Postcard

Rhoade's House

Date: 1910
Description: View up dirt road toward Rhoade's House. Caption reads: "Rhoade's House, Medina, Wis."
Photograph

Pierce Home

Date: 1960
Description: 625 W. Prospect Avenue, built in 1880 by H.J. Rogers.
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Relocating a House

Date: 
Description: View down street of movers relocating a house. A two-story wood house, with front porch still attached, sits on the flatbed of a truck as it moves down Wes...
Photograph

Historic House Tourists

Date: 1945
Description: Visitors to the historic Charles A. Grignon House (built 1837-1839), probably during the 1940s. The visitors are seated on a corner of the front porch unde...
Postcard

High St. Looking East

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard of wooden, two-story houses on curved road. Two small trees are in front of the house on the left. There is a grassy area in the fore...
Photograph

Hearthstone

Date: 07 1968
Description: View across lawn towards the historic Hearthstone House. A historic marker is in the foreground on the left, and it reads: "Hearthstone, World's first Elec...
Postcard

Grignon Home

Date: 
Description: Color postcard of the home of Charles A. Grignon. Built in 1837-38 by descendants of French-Canadian fur trappers.
Postcard

Two Seymour Businesses

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Seymour, Wisc." Two photographs, each in a frame on a black background. The "Sunbright Roller Mills" has a group of men standing with...
Postcard

Dr. Hittner

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Dr. Hittner, Seymour, Wis." The home of a Doctor on an unpaved residential street with sidewalks and trees. Another home is on the le...
Postcard

Residence Scenery

Date: 1907
Description: Text on the front reads: "Residence Scenery, Seymour, Wis." Handwritten on the back: "Residence of Dr. Hittner, about the turn of the century, 1900-1910." ...
Postcard

Residence Street

Date: 07 16 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Residence Street, Seymour, Wis." A neighborhood with the home of Dr. Hittner in the center. The street is unpaved with sidewalks and...

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