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Polperro House

Date: 1940
Description: A restored Cornish miner's house, called Polperro, on Shake Rag Street. The house was temporarily covered with siding, but after restoration the siding was...
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Polperro House

Date: 1945
Description: A restored Cornish miner's house, called Polperro, on Shake Rag Street. The house was temporarily covered with siding, but after restoration the siding was...
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Polperro Undergoing Restoration

Date: 1940
Description: A restored Cornish miner's house, called Polperro, built in the 1840s, on Shake Rag Street undergoing restoration. The house was temporarily covered with s...
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Polperro House Bedroom

Date: 1940
Description: The bedroom in the restored Cornish miner's house, called Polperro, on Shake Rag Street. The house was temporarily covered with siding, but after restorati...
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Polperro House Living Room

Date: 1940
Description: The living area in the restored Cornish miner's house, called Polperro, on Shake Rag Street. The house was temporarily covered with siding, but after resto...
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Elizabeth Plankinton House

Date: 1975
Description: 1492 W. Wisconsin Avenue. Built in 1886 by John Plankinton for his daughter Elizabeth. Edward T. Mix was the architect. Listed in the National Register of...
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Taliesin I Chimney, Trellis, and Entry Loggia

Date: 1912
Description: Exterior of the workroom chimney, the trellis and garden around the chimney, and the entry loggia of Taliesin II.
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Taliesin II Porte-Cochere Roof

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Description: View of Taliesin courtyard from the roof of the bedroom wing of the residence. In the foreground is the roof of the porte-cochere. The workroom chimney an...
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Taliesin II Courtyard Looking Northwest

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Description: Elevated view looking northwest into the courtyard of the Taliesin II from the roof of the residence. The reconfigured roof of the studio space as well as ...
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Taliesin II Courtyard Looking West

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Description: View of the west end of the courtyard in Taliesin II as seen from the residence. Two horses are in the background behind a gate.
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Taliesin II Complex

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Description: Distant view of Taliesin II.
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Fairbanks House

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Description: Exterior of Fairbanks House, a sprawling shingled home built in 1636. A sign on the house reads, "Open Today, Visitors Welcomed."
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The Wade House

Date: 1860
Description: The oldest known image of the Wade House (taken from Ambrotype) with the Sheboygan/Fond du Lac Plank Road in the foreground.
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New Tower Roof

Date: 03 1973
Description: A new roof for the tower of the main house at Black Point stands on the lawn in front of the house. The roof, of an ultra-modern design, rests on a short s...
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Keystone House Historical Marker

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Description: This is number four in Stanley Hanks' collection of four prints of the Keystone House in Shorewood. This is the historical marker erected in 1972 by the Da...

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