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Octagon House

Date: 1940
Description: The octagon house. Text on back reads: Whitewater's octagon house is a frame one which dates back to 1855. The porch was added only a generation ago, the k...
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Green Shutters

Date: 1940
Description: The "Green Shutters".
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Ceylon Building

Date: 1893
Description: The rear view of the Ceylon Building, which was from the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The building was later purchased by J.J. Mitchell, moved ...
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Ceylon Building

Date: 1893
Description: The gateway to the Ceylon Building's courtyard, from the Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The building was purchased by J.J. Mitchell, moved to Lake Geneva...
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Ceylon Building

Date: 1893
Description: The Ceylon Building from the water, from the Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The building was later purchased by J.J. Mitchell and converted to a private ...
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Ceylon Building on Lake Geneva

Date: 1893
Description: The Ceylon Building and its pier as seen from Lake Geneva. Originally built for the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, the building was later purchas...
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N.K. Fairbanks Estate

Date: 1890
Description: The N.K. Fairbanks estate, "Butternuts."
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N.K. Fairbanks Estate

Date: 1915
Description: The N.K. Fairbanks estate, "Butternuts." Caption reads: "N. K. Fairbanks Estate, Lake Geneva, Wis."
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N.W. Harris Residence

Date: 1925
Description: The home of N.W. Harris.
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J.J. Mitchell Summer Home

Date: 1915
Description: The summer home of J.J. Mitchell, formally known as Ceylon Court. Caption at right reads: "Greetings from Lake Geneva, Wis. (near Chicago)", and below read...
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Porter Residence

Date: 1925
Description: The home of Mrs. H.H. Porter.
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Young Residence

Date: 1958
Description: The home of Mrs. Otto Young.
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Young Residence

Date: 1910
Description: The home of Mrs. Otto Young. Caption reads: "Residence of Mrs. Otto Young, Lake Geneva, Wis."
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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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Morris Pratt Institute

Date: 1889
Description: Veew toward the facade and right side of the Morris Pratt Institute on a street corner. The roof line has an ornate iron railing running around its perimet...
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Masonic Temple

Date: 1905
Description: View from street toward the facade and right side of the neoclassical structure. Four columns support the two-story porch. A semi-circular opening is in th...
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Masonic Temple

Date: 1905
Description: A view of the facade and right side of a Masonic temple. Four columns support the two-story porch on the neoclassical building and a semi-circular opening ...
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Episcopal Church

Date: 1911
Description: A view of the facade of an Episcopal church, partially obscured by trees. A house stands to the building's right.
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A Residential Street

Date: 1870
Description: A view of a tree-lined residential street, with homes partially visible on the right.
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Fricker House

Date: 1936
Description: Three views of the Fricker House on Case Street, Whitewater's first modern house, the first of its kind in Whitewater. It was finished in the winter of 193...

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