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North Wing of the Pierce House

Date: 12 23 1973
Description: Exterior view of the north wing of the Pierce house at 424 North Pinckney Street, featuring ornate ironwork and carved stone details a good example of Roma...
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Floral Shield Detail

Date: 01 27 1974
Description: Carved stone shield and flower detail on the exterior of the Chi Psi Lodge Fraternity house at 150 Iota Court.
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Wells Printing Company Detail

Date: 03 10 1974
Description: Art Deco detail above the entrance to Wells Printing Company at 121 West Main Street.
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Bethel Lutheran Parrish Shop Details

Date: 03 24 1974
Description: Exterior detail of the Bethel Lutheran Parrish Shop, 315 North Carroll Street featuring a decorative corbel and frieze along the top of the front porch. Al...
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Hovde Building Detail

Date: 06 02 1974
Description: Stone carved panel (one of 24 panels) on the front of the Hovde Building at 122 West Washington Avenue. The design on the panel depicts a dynamo and lighti...
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Coats of Arms at the Orpheum

Date: 06 16 1974
Description: Two coats of arms which are carved into the building face of the Orpheum Theatre at 216 State Street above the marquee.
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Greyhound Bus Company Terminal Detail

Date: 06 23 1974
Description: A wing and wheel design carved above a window at the Greyhound Bus Company terminal at 122 West Washington Avenue.
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Baskin O & V Detail

Date: 07 28 1974
Description: Exterior decorative detail featuring carved columns decorated with faces, vines and leaves on Baskin O & V at 7 North Pinckney Street.
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Angel and Wings Detail

Date: 09 15 1974
Description: Carved stone angel and wings detail on the exterior of the Lutheran Memorial Church at 1021 University Avenue.
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Egyptian Revival Bird Detail

Date: 09 29 1974
Description: Carved bird in Egyptian Revival design above the entrance to the Levitan Building at 15 West Main Street.
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Strand Theater Details

Date: 03 09 1975
Description: Decorative details on the upper exterior of the Strand Theater at 16 East Mifflin Street featuring classical Greek engaged (recessed) columns that reflect ...
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Civil Works Administration Emblem

Date: 03 23 1975
Description: Civil Works Administration emblem on the stone wall of Breese Stevens Field at the corner of East Washington Avenue and Paterson Street.
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Lion Head Gargoyle

Date: 05 18 1975
Description: Carved lion head which serves as an ornament above the entrance of the Baccarat Tavern at 235 King Street.
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Edgewood High School column

Date: 11 23 1975
Description: The base of a column at Edgewood High School, 1000 Edgewood Avenue, decorated with angels and crosses that hint at Renaissance style.
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Greek-Inspired Window

Date: 05 02 1976
Description: A window in a building at 16 North Broom Street featuring columns topped by a pediment. Carved in the center of the pediment is a wooden swag, which is a d...
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Carved Wooden Smiling Face

Date: 08 22 1976
Description: A carved smiling face detail on the end of a wooden beam on Le Chateau residential cooperative at 636 Langdon Street. It's one of four decorative faces, th...
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Old Abe Sculpture

Date: 09 26 1976
Description: A stone sculpture of the eagle Old Abe, mascot of the Civil War Eighth Wisconsin Infantry. The stylized sculpture of an eagle features "Old Abe" carved in ...
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Ornate Stone Steps

Date: 10 17 1976
Description: Ornate stone steps leading to Period Garden Park in front of the Elisha W. Keyes residence, built in 1853, at 102 East Gorham Street. The top step features...
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Carved Wood Window Frame

Date: 02 06 1977
Description: A window frame decorated with ornate carved wood, 115 Ely Place, in a Madison landmark known as the Charles E. Buell House.
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Caduceus

Date: 02 27 1977
Description: A carved caduceus, which is a mythological winged staff with intertwined serpents, decorates the entrance to a wing of old Wisconsin General Hospital (1924...

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