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Polperro House
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A restored Cornish miner's house, called Polperro, on Shake Rag Street. The house was temporarily covered with siding, but after restoration the siding was removed to reveal the original log construction. The building is currently owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society and is one of several structures that comprise the Pendarvis historic site.
1955
Vesey, Richard
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WHi 37592
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Polperro House
1945
A restored Cornish miner's house, called Polperro, on Shake Rag Street. The house was temporarily covered with siding, but after restoration the siding was removed to reveal the original log constr...
Polperro House
1953
A restored Cornish miner's house, called Polperro, on Shake Rag Street. The house was temporarily covered with siding, but after restoration the siding was removed to reveal the original log constr...
Polperro House
1940
A restored Cornish miner's house, called Polperro, on Shake Rag Street. The house was temporarily covered with siding, but after restoration the siding was removed to reveal the original log constr...
Polperro House
1945
A restored Cornish miner's house, called Polperro, on Shake Rag Street. The house was temporarily covered with siding, but after restoration the siding was removed to reveal the original log constr...
Polperro House Kitchen
1940
The kitchen in the restored Cornish miner's house, called Polperro, on Shake Rag Street. The house was temporarily covered with siding, but after restoration the siding was removed to reveal the or...
Polperro House Drawing
A drawing of the restored Cornish miner's house, called Polperro, on Shake Rag Street. The house was temporarily covered with siding, but after restoration the siding was removed to reveal the orig...
