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Post Office
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Text on front reads: "Post Office, Waukesha, Wis." Built in 1913 of Bedford Limestone in the Neoclassical style. It has an impressive portico, supported by six Doric columns, and a copper and stained glass dome. It served as the Post Office from 1914 until 1962, then became the First National Bank of Waukesha. In 2001 it opened as a meeting and banquet facility and as of 2022, it is called The Rotunda, a wedding venue.
November 17, 1941
E.C. Kropp Co.
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WHi 150777
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Elm Grove Post Office
circa 1910-1919
View across street towards the Elm Grove Post Office and John Reinders Grocery Store. Caption reads: "Post Office, Elm Grove, Wis."
Post Office
circa 1910-1919
Colorized postcard view of the exterior of the Post Office. A traffic light is on the corner and cars are parked along the curb. Caption reads: "Post Office, Beloit, Wis."
Post Office
September 4, 1929
Text on front reads: "Post Office, Stevens Point, Wis." Exterior of the stone building constructed in the classical revival style, built in 1919. Stairs lead to the front doors beyond a row of Dori...
Courthouse
1922
Text on front reads: "Court House, Waukesha, Wis." Built in 1893 of limestone in the Richardson Romanesque style, it is now the home of the Waukesha County Historical Society and Museum. In the bac...
Bird's-Eye View of Resthaven
1907
Text on front reads: "Bird's-Eye View of Resthaven, Waukesha, Wis." Built in 1905 of brick in the Neoclassical style, Resthaven was a large resort hotel from the Springs Era in Waukesha. It was mea...
Post Office
circa 1910-1919
Color postcard view of the front of the old Post Office. Scene shows the front exterior of the building with flagstaff, a car driving down the street and pedestrians on the sidewalk. Caption reads:...
