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Heart Details on House

Date: 11 23 1969
Description: Home of J.V. Nemec at 3638 Johns Street, decorated with a heart motif.
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Van Bergen/Bowen House

Date: 12 21 1969
Description: Cupola-adorned top portion of the Van Bergen/Bowen house, 302 South Mills Street, built by Seth Bergin, a farmer and real estate investor, in 1846 in the I...
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Richard Eid Home

Date: 03 22 1970
Description: Exterior view of the Pliney H. Hawkins house at 1910 Regent Street, which is unique in that its windows are numerous and in various shapes and sizes. The h...
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Taliesin-Designed Panels at Plaut Home

Date: 06 07 1970
Description: Multi-colored panels with a circular motif, designed by the Taliesin Fellowship, at the home of Dr. Walter Plaut, a University of Wisconsin-Madison zoology...
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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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Wright-Style Dresser House

Date: 03 07 1971
Description: Exterior view of a house, named "Ode to an Oak Leaf" by its architect James Dresser, and built in 1950 in the style of Frank Lloyd Wright (Dresser was a pu...
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Mary Vilas Hanks House, 525 Wisconsin Avenue

Date: 03 21 1971
Description: Ornate exterior of the Hanks house at 525 Wisconsin Avenue, built by Colonel William F. Vilas for his daughter Mary Vilas Hanks. The window detail shows ve...
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Two Gargoyles

Date: 04 25 1971
Description: Two gargoyles, imported from England, peer from beneath the roof of Leo Crowley's house at 1110 Edgewood Avenue. Architect James Law installed the stone ca...
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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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Wahl Apartments

Date: 01 02 1972
Description: Exterior view of Wahl Apartments at 145 West Gilman Street, which has Middle Age style twin towers. There is a terra cotta piece displayed between the towe...
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Bradley House Detail

Date: 03 26 1972
Description: Detail of the intricately designed abutments protruding from the side porch of the Bradley house at 106 North Prospect Street. The building, now the Sigma ...
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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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Petterson House Carvings

Date: 05 07 1972
Description: Wooden carvings of two faces (of a total of four) on the front of the L.W. Petterson house at 101 North Prospect Avenue which represent the "four ages of m...
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Gargoyle Fountain

Date: 07 02 1972
Description: A gargoyle fountain on the side of the residence of Thomas Nelson at 3403 Circle Close in Shorewood.
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Apartment House Detail

Date: 04 15 1973
Description: Curved arch details on the upper story of an apartment house at 609 North Lake Street.
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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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Brown House Detail

Date: 06 08 1973
Description: One of four Ionic-style columns on the Greek revival Brown house at 116 East Gorham 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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Window Case

Date: 09 08 1973
Description: An ornate leaded glass window case near the front door of the Daniel Campbell residence at 125 East Gilman Street.
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Shingled House

Date: 11 04 1973
Description: A house at 314 North Pinckney Street decorated in a shingle style with multiple gables.

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