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Prairie House
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Clothes dry on a line behind the Prairie House Inn north of Monroe. The house has an exposed stone lower level and a porch wrapping around the two sides which are visible. There is a barn on a hill behind the house and an orchard to the left.
1925
Cole, Harry Ellsworth, 1861-1928
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WHi 65573
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Stone Barn
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A man enters the side door of the stone barn at the Stone Barn Tavern, three miles west of Milton.
Halfway House
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A copy of an old photograph of the W. McAuley Halfway House, an inn between Prairie du Chien and Viroqua. Mr. McAuley sits on a chair while a granddaughter, a daughter, and his wife stand.
Stone Barn Tavern
1925
The Stone Barn Tavern, located about three miles west of Milton. The three cottonwood trees in front of the tavern were brought from Vermont. There are several chickens in the yard.
Monroe (Munroe) House
1910
Three women and a man posed on and around the porch of the Monroe House. Potted plants, a flower box, and vines grace the porch.
Johnstown Center Tavern
1925
Exterior view from yard of the Johnstown Center Tavern. A dance hall extends the full length of the second-story.
