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Brown County Court House

Date: 1929
Description: Exterior of Brown County Court House, with trees lining the sidewalk.
Painting

South Hall

Date: 1939
Description: South Hall, University of Wisconsin-Madison, designed by John F. Rague, and built in 1855 as the second University building. It was used initially for gene...
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Executive Mansion

Date: 1962
Description: Governor's Residence, 130 East Gilman Street. The stone building features a porch and wrap around balcony.
Postcard

Holway Mansion

Date: 1905
Description: View across lawn toward the manion. Caption reads: "The Holway Mansion, La Crosse, Wis."
Photograph

Taliesin

Date: 1935
Description: Exterior view of Frank Lloyd Wright's residence, Taliesin, from the southeast, emphasizing the broad overhangs and horizontal lines of the structure. Holly...
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Derleth Residence

Date: 1945
Description: Exterior view of the Derleth residence, home of author August Derleth.
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House on Grand Avenue

Date: 1966
Description: House on Grand Avenue, built about 1836. "Few people who drive by this house on Port Washington's Grand Avenue daily realize that it is possibly the city's...
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Old Stone House

Date: 12 1929
Description: Exterior of stone house, built about 1830.
Drawing

Executive Mansion

Date: 1946
Description: Ink drawing of the Governor's Residence, 130 East Gilman Street. The stone building features a porch and wrap around balcony.
Drawing

Pendarvis and Trelawny Houses at Pendarvis Complex

Date: 1946
Description: Pencil drawing of the Pendarvis and Trelawny Houses. Stone building with six over six windows on two levels, and three entrances. A stone wall runs along t...
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City Hall

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Description: A view of the Spanish Mission style city hall from across the street showing the lawn and other buildings in the background. Published by Fisher Brothers.
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Saratoga Springs Grotto

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Description: Elevated view of a man and young girl relaxing at a natural-spring grotto park. The spring feeds a fountain set into a paved and sunken courtyard with an a...
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McFetridge House

Date: 1940
Description: An imposing Tudor style stone and stucco house sits on a large wooded lot. There is a decorative fence and hedge along the driveway. The house was the home...
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"Place of Hawks"

Date: 1940
Description: An exterior view of August Derleth's home, "Place of Hawks," seen from the garden and partially obscured by trees. The house was built in 1940.
Photograph

"Place of Hawks"

Date: 1940
Description: The entrance to "Place of Hawks," the home of author August Derleth, built in 1940. The stone house is roofed with a kind of thatch.
Photograph

St. John's Episcopal Church

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Description: View toward the front of the church which is vine-covered and has shrbus in front. The facade has steps that lead up to arched main entrance, with multi-pa...
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Church

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Description: Side view of the church across a yard with trees and plants. The side of the church has stained glass windows. In the foreground on the right is a wooden s...
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Our Lady of Grace Chapel at Saint Thomas Church

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Description: View of Our Lady of Grace Chapel at Saint Thomas Church. A path leads to the entrance of the chapel, a stone structure with an arch, and decorated with pla...
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Carnegie Library

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Description: A walkway leads to the stairs at Carnegie Library's main entrance. The library was built in 1903 after the city received a Carnegie grant. Caption reads: "...
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Taliesin

Date: 1936
Description: An exterior view of Taliesin, the headquarters of the Frank Lloyd Wright organization.

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