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Capitol (Second)
1855
Detail from a lithograph vignette on a Map of the City of Madison of the third Wisconsin State Capitol, the first Capitol in Madison.
Second Wisconsin State Capitol
1850
Illustration of the second Wisconsin State Capitol, which was the first one in Madison.
Wisconsin State Capitol (Second)
October 17, 1853
An engraving of the second Wisconsin State Capitol (the first built in Madison) that appeared on the notes of the State Bank of Madison, the first bank organized under the Banking Law of 1851.
Capitol (Third) Rotunda Section
1857
Section drawing of the rotunda of the third Wisconsin State Capitol (second in Madison) by Stephen V. Shipman. August Kutzbock and Samuel H. Donnel were the architects for all previous proportions ...
Drawing of the Wisconsin State Capitol
1857
Half plate ambrotype of a drawing of the Wisconsin State Capitol. Copy of the design by Samuel Hunter Donnel and August Kutzbock, Madison architects, showing the dome originally proposed.
Wisconsin State Capitol (Fourth) Architect Design
circa 1900-1909
Architectural rendering for the fourth Wisconsin State Capitol building. Title at bottom: "Wisconsin Capitol Competition."
