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Fountain Spring House
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Text on front reads: "Fountain Spring House, Waukesha, Wis." On July 4, 1874, the Fountain Spring House opened for business. Built of Waukesha limestone, the Fountain Spring House was eventually rebuilt to twice its original size and included a half-mile dirt track for harness and jockey racing along with fields for croquet, tennis and horse shows. Altogether, the property covered 120 acres. Porches and balconies wrap around the front of the building with guests seated in chairs. A sign on the chimneys reads: "Fountain Spring House."
July 14, 1910
Rotograph Co.
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Fountain House
December 9, 1907
Text on front reads: "Fountain House, Metropolitan Church Association, Waukesha, Wis." On July 4, 1874, the Fountain Spring House opened for business. Built of Waukesha limestone, the Fountain Spri...
The Fountain Spring House Supper Menu
Menu from the Fountain Spring House offering American cuisine. The Fountain Spring House opened on July 4, 1874, and advertised itself as the finest summer hotel west of Saratoga Springs. It was bu...
Conference Point, Croquet Grounds
1914
Photographic postcard view of young people playing croquet on a court surrounded by trees. Men and women are standing on the right watching. There are automobiles in the background on the left, and...
Clysmic Spring
1909
Text on front reads: "Clysmic Spring, Waukesha, Wis." The spring is shown inside a pavilion and surrounded by benches, chairs, flowers and bottles. Between 1868 and 1918, 60 mineral springs were lo...
View in Taylor Park
circa 1910-1919
View of the pond and fountain in Taylor Park. Trees are in the background, obscuring the houses across the street. Caption reads: "View in Taylor Park, Fond du Lac, Wis."
Beaumont Hotel
circa 1910-1919
Illustrated postcard of the Beaumont Hotel. Balconies are over the entrance and awnings are over the windows. Caption reads: "Beaumont Hotel, Green Bay, Wis."
