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Chequamegon Hotel

Date: 1890
Description: View of the original Hotel Chequamegon, built by the Wisconsin Central Railroad interests and opened in 1877. It was built of wood with a wrap around porch...
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Dill Hall

Date: 1925
Description: Dill Hall, a women's dormitory at Northland College. A clapboard building with wooden shingles, it caught fire in 1926 and was totally destroyed within a h...
Painting

Neckerman House

Date: 1939
Description: The Neckerman house, located at 208-212 (210-214?) Monona Avenue, (now Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard), built by General David Atwood and his partner Ro...
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Atwood/Buck-Neckerman House

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Description: Possibly the Atwood/Buck-Neckerman House at 210-214 (208-212?) Monona Avenue, early view. Built by David Atwood and his partner Royal Buck as a double hous...
Book or Pamphlet

Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane

Date: 1874
Description: Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane (Mendota Mental Health Institute) near Madison.
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Room, Taliesin

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Description: Southwest wall of Frank Lloyd Wright's bedroom at Taliesin, his home in Wisconsin. In the background is a large, open doorway leading out onto a balcony wi...
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Marine Barracks and Grounds

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Description: A view of a marine barracks from across the grounds. Cannons are on the right, next to a flag pole.
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Swiss Chalet

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Description: Exterior of Swiss Chalet, a two-story restaurant. Stairs lead to two doors, and between them, a sign reads, "Air Conditioned." Flowers and shrubs adorn the...
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The Curtis Hotel

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Description: Exterior of the Curtis Hotel, a Victorian era building expanded in 1883. Horse-drawn carriages can be seen parked underneath an awning, and a man stands o...
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Hotel Massasoit

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Description: Exterior of Hotel Massasoit, built in 1887. The wooden building features a long porch and balcony. To the left of the hotel, an automobile is parked.
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Hilltop Inn

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Description: View of the rear porches and balconies at Hilltop Inn, built in 1910. Trees and other plants surround the porches where wicker chairs and potted plants ar...
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Huntington Casino

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Description: Exterior of Huntington Casino, built in 1905. Stairs lead to a balcony where awnings cover an area for outdoor seating. Caption reads: "Made for the Gild...
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Poggatticut Lodge

Date: 1920
Description: Men and women sit in rocking chairs on the veranda at Poggatticut Lodge. The lodge was built in 1920.
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Elm Valley Farm

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Description: Exterior of the main house at Elm Valley Farm. A porch and balcony surround the left portion of the house and several people sit in chairs on a patio with...
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Jokake Inn

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Description: A covered patio leads to the Jokake Inn. The building features two towers with a balcony between them, and the pavilion features outdoor furniture and sea...
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Glacier Park Hotel View Across Lake McDermott

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Description: View of the Glacier Park Hotel from across Lake McDermott. View features the hotel surrounded by forest with a mountain in the background.
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Bedford Springs Hotel Miniature Golf Course

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Description: A group of people play on a hole at the Bedford Springs Hotel Miniature Golf Course. The hotel stands behind them and has multiple stories, some with balc...
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Bedford Springs Hotel Miniature Golf Course

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Description: Several people stand near an umbrella-covered table outside Bedford Springs Hotel and Miniature Golf Course. The golf course stands in the foreground and t...
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Jefferson House in Jefferson, Wisconsin

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Description: The Jefferson House stands on the corner of a commercial block and features a first floor porch, second floor balcony, and an American flag flying from the...
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Home Makers

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Description: Front three-quarter view of a two-story colonial house with a porch and balcony as seen from across the front yard. The bottom of the photograph is marked,...

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