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La Pointe Town Hall

Date: 05 16 1973
Description: Front view of the La Pointe Town Hall on Madeline Island.
Postcard

Town Hall and Church

Date: 1932
Description: Photographic postcard view of a man sitting on the steps of Town Hall. The Catholic church is in the background. Caption reads: "Town Hall and Church, La P...
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Vander Zanden Residence or the "White Pillars"

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Description: View of front of the building, which is under the shade of a large tree to the left. There is a spinning wheel on the porch. The building has four doric co...
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McDonald Residence

Date: 1920
Description: View of a large house of Greek Architecture, with Corinthian pillars or columns. Built by John S. McDonald, and later owned by the McMillan estate. General...
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McDonald Residence from Park Avenue and 2nd Street

Date: 1920
Description: Home of John McDonald, Park Avenue and Second Street. General U.S. Grant was a guest at this home at one time.
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The Curtiss House

Date: 04 16 1972
Description: Exterior view of the Curtiss House at 1102 Spaight Street, which features a turret. The "Curtiss House" (named after the family which built it) is typical ...
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Breese Stevens House

Date: 07 22 1973
Description: Exterior view of the Italianate-style house, 401 North Carroll Street, built for Daniel Tenney in 1863 and owned by Breese Stevens.
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Three-Story House

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Description: Classical Revival-style porch and facade. Three-story house with the basement partially above ground.
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Portico with Classical Columns

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Description: Side view of portico with classical columns on front of a mansion.
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The Trimpey Residence

Date: 1935
Description: View from street of the home of Ephraim Burt and Alice Kent Trimpey, 719 Oak Street, after a snowfall. The classical revival style house has symmetrical wi...
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Residence of Richard Dhee

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Description: Rocking chairs, Corinthian columns, and decorative corbels are in this porch view of the residence of Richard Dhee.
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Greenwood

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Description: "Greenwood," a residence built in the Greek Revival style in 1835-40 by Tom Jones, was originally the center of a cotton plantation.
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Church with Clocktower

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Description: View across a broad lawn toward a church from a distance. The front has a porch with columns, along with two entrances. The right side has tall windows wit...
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The Griswold

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Description: Exterior of the Griswold, a hotel which opened in 1906. The entrance features an elaborate pavilion of the Corinthian order. A porch continues the length...
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Elks Lodge

Date: 1920
Description: A brick, classical revival style building identified by "Elks" over the front door, and a lighted "BPOE" sign.
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Where the Bey Holds Court

Date: 1929
Description: The ornate entrance to the building where the bey (chieftain) holds court in Bardo, Tunis. Carved stone lions are perched on both side of the staircase. Co...
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Groote Schuur

Date: 1910
Description: View down tree-lined drive of Groote Schuur, an estate once owned by the East India Trading Company in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Groote Schuur 2

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of another side of Groote Schuur, an estate once owned by the East India Trading Company in Cape Town, South Africa.
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The Sloan-Ogilvie House

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Description: Exterior view across lawn of the Italianate house at 234 Langdon Street. The house was built in 1875 and had numerous additions and remodeling jobs.
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John C. Spooner Home

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Description: Exterior view of the home of John C. Spooner. The house is a Queen Anne style at the corner of Langdon and Henry Streets. The address was possibly 619 Henr...

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