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Lucien Stanley Hanks Residence

Date: 11 11 1925
Description: This red brick Italianate residence located at 216 Langdon Street, was built in 1870 for Lucien Stanley Hanks, a prominent Madison banker and civic leader,...
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Neff House

Date: 11 20 1927
Description: Dr. Eugene Neff house, 731 Farwell Drive, Maple Bluff.
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Lucien M. and "Mollie" Hanks Residence

Date: 1960
Description: The residence of Lucien M. and Mary Esther "Mollie" Vilas Hanks, 525 Wisconsin Avenue, at the junction of Wisconsin Avenue and Langdon Streets. The home wa...
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McDonnell-Garnhart Residence

Date: 1923
Description: The McDonnell-Garnhart residence, 424 North Pinckney Street. This Romanesque revival house was designed in 1857 by Samuel H. Donnel, the architect for the...
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Sawyer House

Date: 1868
Description: The Philteus Sawyer residence located on the northwest corner of Algoma and West Algoma Streets. Sawyer was mayor of Oshkosh from 1863-1864, and became a U...
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Woman in Garden on Corner of 675 Rush Street

Date: 1921
Description: A woman is standing in the garden by the corner of 675 Rush Street, the residence of the McCormick family, which takes up an entire block between Erie and ...
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D.M. Benjamin Residence

Date: 04 07 1945
Description: The D.M. Benjamin residence on Prospect Avenue.
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William F. Vilas House

Date: 1954
Description: An illustration of the William F. Vilas house, 12 East Gilman Street, later occupied by the American Association of University Women.
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Judge Levi B. Vilas Residence

Date: 1940
Description: An exterior view of the Levi B. Vilas mansion at the corner of Henry and Langdon Streets. Built about 1850, it later became a fraternity house for Phi Gamm...
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Vilas Mansion

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Description: View from across Langdon Street looking toward the residence of Levi B. Vilas. Built in 1851, the house was later used by the Phi Gamma Delta and then Sig...
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Brick Mansion

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Description: Exterior view of a three-story mansion with a large yard.
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Lake Winnebago Mansion

Date: 08 28 1966
Description: Exterior view of a large, Tudor style mansion on the shores of Lake Winnebago.
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House in Winter

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Description: Exterior view of a large house in the wintertime. The house has Italianate details such as decorative brackets and balustrades, and a low-angle roof.
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Large Residence in Valley

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Description: View of a large residence surrounded by trees. The mansion sits on a large piece of property with a pond, and a mountainous countryside is in the distance.
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Resort Home

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Description: A view of a two-story resort home and yard. A small water well with a wooden roof is on the right.
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Colgate Residence

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Description: View toward the front of the "Fillston" mansion of Mrs. R.R. Colgate. With shrubs, flower gardens and a gravel driveway.
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Olcott Residence

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Description: View of mansion belonging to Mr. Dudley Olcott. A winding driveway and large yard is in the foreground.
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Richard Mortimer Residence

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Description: The residence and gardens of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mortimer. View of mansion, gardens, and fountain.
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S.R. Dresser Residence

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Description: Side view of the S.R. Dresser residence and driveway. In the driveway, a man sits in a car. Solomon Robert Dresser (1842-1911) was the founder of Dresser, ...
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S.R. Dresser Residence

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Description: Front view of the S.R. Dresser mansion and yard. Solomon Robert Dresser (1842-1911) was the founder of Dresser, Inc., a natural gas and oil company.

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