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Fitzpatrick Lumber Company Houses

Date: 11 23 1938
Description: A row of houses at 826, 830, 834 & 838 North Fair Oaks Avenue built by the Fitzpatrick Lumber Company in what was the Town of Blooming Grove, now near East...
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Entrance to Westmorland

Date: 02 26 1930
Description: Entrance to Westmorland subdivision on Mineral Point Road.
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North Gardens Subdivision Entrance

Date: 08 26 1928
Description: Front view of the entrance to the North Gardens subdivision, on the corner of North Street and Hoard Street, owned by the Paul E. Stark Company. The stone ...
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North Gardens Subdivision Entrance

Date: 07 26 1928
Description: Entrance to the North Gardens subdivision on the corner of North Street and Hoard Street, owned by Paul E. Stark Company.
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Residential Housing

Date: 1936
Description: View down road of mass-produced residential housing with farm in background.
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Corliss Housing Development

Date: 1901
Description: Thirteen unfinished houses in a row, on the horizon of a field. Captin reads: "Corliss Wis In 1901".
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Suburban Neighbors

Date: 06 1972
Description: View along the 2700 block of Fish Hatchery Road, with billboard advertising residential lots in Tower Hill Park (a development by Llyman McKee and William ...
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Houses in University Heights

Date: 12 07 1948
Description: Houses on the south side of the 2100 block of University Avenue. The address on the entrance at the far right is 2125.
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Sapling with Empty Houses

Date: 07 05 1938
Description: A recently planted sapling in the backyard of an empty house, with other houses and roads visible in the background.
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House in Olbrich Park Subdivision — Madison

Date: 02 22 1950
Description: Front view of a house to be used in an advertisement for home and subdivision development. The current address of this home is 3736 Sargent Street.
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New House at 3822 John Street

Date: 05 03 1950
Description: A newly built house at 3822 John Street is shown for advertising copy for new homes sold by Roy A. Gannon Co., Realtors and built by Eugene O. Dahl. The ho...
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Residential Street with Children on Tricycles

Date: 1936
Description: View from lawn of curved residential street lined with recently constructed housing and lampposts. A car sits in a driveway of a house on the left, and fur...
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Residential Housing from Hill

Date: 1936
Description: Recently constructed residential housing as viewed from a hill. A fence is in the foreground. Porches, backyards, and small garages lead down to the Villag...
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Men Walking on Residential Street

Date: 1936
Description: View up residential street with newly constructed houses, young trees and lampposts. Men in suits and hats walk along the sidewalk. A speed limit sign is o...
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Good American Homes Program

Date: 06 01 1950
Description: City Manager Leonard G. Howell turns the first shovelful of dirt for the first of eleven houses to be built by Madison builders under the Good American Hom...
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Madison Home Show

Date: 09 15 1950
Description: Madison's first home show in thirteen years was officially opened by Acting Manager George Forster when he cut the ribbon at the entrance to the exhibit ar...
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Ranch House

Date: 11 05 1954
Description: Front exterior view of a ranch-style house newly built by C.M. Wildenberg. The building is described as a "26'x42' three bedroom ranch." It is located at 5...
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Parade of Homes in Meadowood

Date: 06 12 1956
Description: Planter boxes are one of the features in this house located at 5509 Russett Road. The house was built by built by Robert Shaw for the 1956 Parade of homes.
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1956 Parade of Homes in Meadowood

Date: 06 12 1956
Description: This house in the 1956 Parade of Homes in Meadowood with its illuminated device for showing the house numbers has been wired to the exact standards of the ...
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Parade of Homes in Meadowood

Date: 06 12 1956
Description: Ornamental ironwork based in a planter holds up the corner of a roof overhang at 5609 Russett Rd. The house was built by built by Charles Fry for the 195...

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