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Historic Wisconsin Architecture (c)1976 First Revised Edition by Richard W.E. Perrin, FAIA in cooperation with Gordon D. Orr Jr. AIA, and Jeffrey M. DeanTRANSCRIPT
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HISTORIC WISCONSIN
ARCHITECTURE FIRST REVISED EDITION
Historic WISCONSIN
Architecture FIRST REVISED EDITION
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RICHARD W. E. PERRIN , F.A. I.A.
IN COO PERATI ON WITH GORDON D. ORR. JR .• A . I. A .
& JEFFREY M. DEAN
PUBLISHED BY
WISCONSIN SO CIETY OF ARCHITECTS OF
THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITE CTS
COPYRIGHT © 1976 BY THE WISCONSIN SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTS
OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS
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Contents
FOREWORD.......... . . . . . .. . ............ .. . 5
HISTO RICAL INTRODUCTION .......... ... . 7
STAl E MAP ........... . .. . .. .. . . .. . .. . ... . . 9
MA P O F SOUTHEAST AREA . ... . ...... . .. 10
SOUTH EAST AREA .. ... ... . . . . ... . ..... 11-19
MAP OF SOUTHWEST AREA ..... . . .. ..... 20
SOUTH WEST AREA ..... .. .. . ........... 21-31
MAP OF NORTH EAST AREA ......... ..... 32
WORK OF FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT , LOLlS SULLIVAN,
NORTHEAST AREA .... ... ...... ..... ... 33-35
MAP OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN ...... ... 36
PURCELL & ELMSLIE ........ . . ...... . . 37-40
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Foreword
The o riginal edition o f this guidebook o n "Histori c Wisconsin A rchitec lure" was published in 1960 as a project of the Wisconsi n Chapte r o f the Ame rican InstilU te o f Architects. The original intent and ho pe tha i thiS guidebook would engender interest in Wiscons in 's historic architecture among its users must ha ve been mer as the original printing has 10 118 si nce been depleted . The Wisconsin Society of ArchjteclS' o rfice continues (0 recei ve req uests fo r a book of this nal ure ,which prompled {he AlA 's Committee on Histor ic Resou rces to republish the guidebook as a Bicentennial year p roject.
The or iginal author, Richard W. E. Perrin , FAIA, who has for man y years been res ponsible fo r calling the attention o f o ur citizens 10 Wisconsin 's a rchitectural heritage, readily agreed to part icipate in thi s task . He ,
Je ffrey M . Dea n and I reviewed the original publica tio n, upd a ted it to reneet changes that had taken place, and added additio nal s tructures which we fell worthy of inclusion.
In presenti ng thi s guidebook we are full y aware thai it is no ( a complete ca talog of every bu ild ing o f hisloric or arc hitectural im po rl a nce in Wisconsin . O ne may find additional buildings Ii sled in (he Nat iona l Regis ter of H istoric Places fo r Wiseonsin o r o ne may consult with local la ndma rk commissions, where they exist, to find loca l walking tours where concentrations of important buildings exist. The book, however, provides a generous crosssec tio n of buildings, bu ilding sty les, and maleria ls employed since p io neer da ys. The maps and build ing locations cou ld eas il y sugges t a leisurely aUlomobile tour of sections of Ihe SLa le where t.hese fine buildings may be seen . The na mes of building owners have been omitted and h istOric identificat io n of the building has been used .
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By including a building within this guidebook it is not our intention to indicate that it is open to visitors but rather we hope that the visitor will respect the rights of ownership and not invade a homeowner 's privacy.
Some buildings are public structures and their inspection undoubtedly is possible during posted hours.
We hope that the historic and factual information contained in this guidebook is accurate, as primary sources were checked wherever possible. However. the authors and the Wisconsin Society of Architects of the American Institute of Architects and the publishers cannot assume legal liability for the completeness or accuracy of the information contained herein , nor do they assume a ny legal responsibility for the appreciation or depreciation in the va lue o f a ny of the premises vested herein by reason of their inclusion in this guidebook.
Wisconsin owes a debt to Richard W. E. Perrin, FAIA. not only for his untiring efforts in originally compiling this guidebook and other publications relating to the architecture of Wisconsin.but also for his unfailing and strong efforts to create a living outdoor museum of ethnic architecture in Old World Wisconsin. Mr. Perrin is indeed a heroic figure in the documentation of Wisconsin's architectural history.
We hope that this guidebook will be useful and profitable to the reader and helpful in offering a means of providing knowledge about our heritage. This may instill desi re in the reader to participate in his local landmark activities or to support important historic preservation causes within his own communilY. It is with these goals that we offer this guidebook for your use.
GORDON D. ORR, JR ., AlA
Chairman Committee on Historic Resources Wisconsin Society of Architects
The American Institute of Architects
Madison, Wisconsin October 1976
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Introduction to Original Edition
O rig inally a part o f (he old Northwest Terri rory, and successively a part of the Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan territories, Wisconsi n became a separate territo ry in 1836 and in 1848 was admitted to the Union as the 30lh state . w ith boundaries as they exist toda y.
While settlement s had been establi shed prior to 1836. especially in the o rbit of the three majo r pioneer centers- G reen Bay, Milwaukee, and Minerai P o int-and while the frontier actually continued to push into the northern Wisconsin wood lands until the end of rhecentur y. a recognizable body of early Wisconsin architecture emerged about 183 5, and , except for chronological overlapping which characteri zes every architec tura l epoch, seems to
have te rminated in the we lrer o f Victorian ecleclicism which followed the Civi l War-about 1870.
In build ing the first houses and barns, the earl y sefllers of bo th Eu ropean and American o rigin made expedient use of timber the surrounding forests so bountifull y provided. These first buildings were cabins o f round or squared logs wi th which [he settlers coming from parts of Germany and Scandinavia were q uite familiar. Pennsylvania Germans and Yankees made a fresh in· traduc tion of the log house after its prolific use in the East a centu ry ea rli er in wha t was then the frontier . Early churches also were buill of logs , and a few specimens have survived to the present time. German half·timber work appeared du ri ng the second quarter of the 19th century as a unique a rchitectura l express ion without parallel in America .
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In the wake of the earl iest pioneer buildings, Greek Revival and Gothic Revival influences began to appear, and Wisconsin is not lacking in excellent examples of these two important architectural movements. Terminal Colonial influence, the Octagon fad, and Victorian eclecticism also made their impression on early Wisconsin architecture. Emerging also was the professionally trained architect, gradually detaching himself from the carpenter-architects and gentlemen amateurs who had preceded him.
Being blessed with a great variety of useful and beautiful natural srone, early Wisconsin architecture offers studies in the use and crafting of limestone, sandstone, and granite, which may have been equalled, but never excelled anywhere in the country. Cornish, Welsh, Irish, and German stonemasons left their mark on Wisconsin. Excellent deposits of clay and shale also gave rise to brick-bui lding of great distinction.
Within the limited scope of this booklet we have attempted to give a capsule delineation of historic Wisconsin architecture as expressed in style and material by pioneer builders and craftsmen, both amateur and professional. Drawing upon a fund of over 600 collected examples, we have chosen those which seemed most typical and which would also show preservation possibilities both in terms of accomplished restorations as well as for neglected but important st ructures clearly in need and deserving of preservat ion and restoration.
RICHARD W. E. PERRIN, F.A.I.A.
August 1960
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1. KUEHNEMAN HOUSE RACINE
1135 S. Main 51. Probably designed by Lucas Bradley, A rch itect fo r E li Cooley, Mayor of Racine . c. 1853. Home o f Jud ge Dye r, 187 1· 1892, laler o f Taylor Famil y. Wood. Greek: Rev iva l, Doric le traproslyle ponicoed. (WO Slor y bllilding nank ed by I Vl story wings . Restored by Mr. and Mrs. Kuehneman . Priva te residence.
2. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH RACINE
Corner 7th Sc & College A ve. Desig ned by Lu cas Brad ley, Architect. Erected (85 ) . Greek: Revival. Local burr-colo red bric k walls di vided into live bays by pilasters. Doric distyte recessed ponico. Io nic colo nnaded wooden oclagonaltower remIniscent of London spires by Wren and Gibbs.
3. COOPER HOUSE WATERFORD VICINITY
On Siale Hi ghway 20, IVl miles west o f Waterford . Built by Ja mes Cooper o f New York State e. 1840 . Wood, Greek Rcvi va l, with lo ngitudina l recessed porch on main J ItS sio ry building and o ne sto ry na nking wing. Sma ll windows in frieze uude r cornice. P rivate n:sidenee.
4. ELA HOUSE ROCHE STER
JUSt east of fox River bridge and interseclio n Slale Highway 189 a nd 36. Bui lt in 1838 by Richard Eme rso n Ela. ca rriage a nd wagonma'ker of Lebanon, New Hampshire. Wood, mod ifi ed G ree k Revival two story building wi th ull sy mme trical elevalions and o ne story wi ng at sout hwest corner. Dent ieulated eorniee and main en trance pedime nt. Pri va te res idence .
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5. IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH BURLINGTON
500 McHenry SI. Designed by Victor Schulte. Architect. Erected 1860 in modifi ed Gothic Re· vival style. Walls cobblestone rubble containing some buff Burlington limestone, heavily mortar· ed. Stone butlTesses between pointed wi ndows with original d iamond·paned g lass. Crennelaled, buttressed tower surmounted by octagonal stone masonry belfry. In terior altered.
6. MORMON COTIAGE BURLINGTON VICINITY
On State Highway 11 , two miles west of Burlington. Built 1844 by James J . Sirang, leader of Mormon community. Extreme simplicity characteristic of Mormon ar· chitecture of area. 111 story cottage of sa li ba.'..: profile with walls of buff Burling-IOn li mestone, heavil y mortared. Wood lintels. sills, cornice, and munt ined sash. Private residence.
7. OCTAGONAL HOUSE ELKHORN
• 127 South Lincoln SL Buill in J855 by Edward Elderkin. Octagonal, pink and buff color brick, two stories high, with English basement and moal att ributable 10 Orson Fowler. o rigi nator of Octagon Style. Peripheral one story porc h of scro ll sawed treillage. Octagonal glazed cupola. Pri vate residence .
8. RICHARDSON HOUSE CLINTON
607 Milwaukee Road. Built as fa rmhouse by Richardson famil y in 1843. Modified Greek Revival I Y! story mai n building with one sto ry flanking wings to west and sout h. Stone walls faced with carefully coursed. bank run o r river stones known as cobblestone. Quoi ns of tooled loca l limestone. Wood cornice. Private residence. o
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9. CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH SHOPIERE
On Buss Road, one block south of Shopi · ere Road . Built by Yankees from Vermont and Massaehuseus in 1850· 1853. Greek Revival with definite New England Colonial innuence. Gothic Reviva l windows 1871. Walls o f loca l buff limes to ne block ashlar. Flush wood boa rd lowe r an d octago nalwood belfry.
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10. TALLMAN HOUSE JANESVillE
440 Jackson St. Buill in 1857 by Will ia m Tallman, perfume mauu fac!Urer. Abra ham Lineoln visited Ih is house in 1859 . "'U nderground Rai lway " for refugee slaves had a stal ion here. Built of buff briCk, three slory building is ornate Victo ri an, Ha li a n Villa design . Open to visit ors.
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11. MILTON HOUSE MILTON
On FI. Atkinson St. over looking public square. Buill by Joseph Goodric h in 1&44as stagecoaeh inn. This bu ildi ng and adjoini ng typical log cabin of 1830 's were slatio nsof "Underground Rai lway ." Hexagonal in plan, three stories hi gh, wa lls are built of groul, an ea rl y form o f concrete espoused by Orson Fowler, origina · tor of the Oc tagon Style. Open to VisitOrs.
12. DUNCAN HOUSE COOKSVILLE
Corner of Webster Rd . and Stale Highway 59. Built iu 1848 ror Daniel Lovejoy, (i rs l merchant of Cooksville. Laler home of Henry Duncan of Vermont 1852· 1875, and of Ralph Warner 1911-1941. or locally-made verm ilion brick , square two Story build ing with hipped roof and one story wood gabled wing renec ts Federa l lines and New England taste. Private residence.
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13. ST. WENCESLAUS CHURCH WATERLOO VICINITY
At intersection of Blue Joint Road and Island Road, two miles east of Waterloo. Built c. 1850 by German Bohemian sett lers. Known as ~Island Church. N Walls are tamarack logs with venical wood boards and butlens on outside and lime plastered interiors. Wood clapboard steeple and shingled spire reminiscent of Austrian country churches. Origina l pews, fixtures, and fil tings still in place. Church no longer in use.
14. OCTAGONAL HOUSE WATERTOWN
919 Charles Sl. Built 1854 by John Richards of Hinsdale, Mass. Octagon style, three slOry buff brick building contains 32 rooms and cenlral spiral sta irway. Originally equipped with water and venlilating system and woodburning furnace. Building is situated on commanding site overlook· ing Rock River. Restored building, to· gether with adjoining First Kindergarten, open to visitors.
15. LANGHOLFF HOUSE AND BARN WATERTOWN VICINITY
On Coumy Trunk EM I VI miles east of Watertown o n Lester Langholff place. Buill c. 1850. Home of Scholz family 1866·1929. Half timber house, 2 Yl Stories, and barn under one roof. Oak frame, panels clay over wood staves, lime plaster pa rgetled. Some panels replaced with buff Watertown brick. Clay and st raw fill between floor beams. Private property.
16. KUENZI BARN WATERTOWN VICINITY
On Town Road, County Trunk 0 extended west, between State Highway 109 and County Trunk EM, 3 miles northeast of Watertown. Built by Ferdinand Paetsch c. 1850. Ha lf timber with oak frame and panel nogging of Hustisford vermilion brick . Private property.
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17. CHAPEL OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN NASHOTAH VI CINITY
On grounds of Nashotah House. Espiscopal lheolo gieal semiu ary. I IiJ: miles west of Nasho tah on Upper NashOlah La ke. Desig ned by Ric hard Upjohn, Architect. Erec ted 1859. Got hic Reyival, buff and ligh t grey local limestone wall s. Each o f s ix bays contains pair of lancet wind o ws. Ais led, witham cle restory. SlOne bell COle.
18. ST. JOHN CHRYSQSTOM CHURCH DELAFiElD
End of Chureh St. , one block west of Genesee 51. Built 1851-1856. pro bab ly aceording to plans by Richard Upjohn, Architect. Rey . W illiam Markoe, rector al the time . Chapel sryie, Gmhic Revival, of limber construetion with vc u ical board and ballen ex teri or. Pierced tracery ve rge boa rds. and triple lance t window on east wall of sa nclUa ry. Separate, free si anding bell house , a lso o f wood .
19. FIRST BAPTIST CHU RCH MERTON
130 Main Sl reeL Buill c. 1845 by se ulers from New England . Gree k Reviya l wilh Colo nial va rialions. Wood . clapboa rd and flush s iding . S ingle lier o f wind ows. Pi laster Ireal menl , gable roo f and octagonal eupola 'With spire.
20. BOOTH HOUSE SAYLESVILlE VI CINITY
O n Coune y Trunk X, Yl m ile norlheast o f Sta te Hi ghway 83 . Buill in 1850 by J ohn Ranki n. Ow ned by J. C. Booth 19301956. Resto red by Raben M . J ones. M odifi ed Federal style, with e nd wall chimneys and parapets. I YI s to ry building with o ne sto ry ell. Loca l g rey li mesto ne walls la id irregular as hla r. Priva te residence.
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21. ST. PETER CHURCH NEWBURG VICINITY
On Green Lake Road, I Y. miles east of County Trunk M. two miles northwest of Newburg. Built 1861. Rural German type, showing Classic Revival influence. Fieldstone walls with two, elliptical head wood muntined windows on each side of nave and one window on each side of extended half-octagon apse. Although no longer in use, church contains original furnishings.
22. DAVID STAR CHURCH KIRCHHAYN
On private road half mile west of Kirchhayn. Buill 1856 as second church of Lutheran congregation which founded Kirchhayn in 1843. Rural German type showing Classic Revival influence. Walls of heavy grey-buff limestone blocks unevenly coursed. Tooled stone trim. Wood tower and octagonal belfry with steeple. Imcrior altered.
23. KRAUSE HOUSE KIRCHHAYN VICINITY
On Spring Valley and Maple Roads, 2Yi: miles west of Kirchhayn. Built c. 1845 by Gottlieb Krause. Half timber house, I Yl stories, with frame of cedar timber. Panels filled with slOne rubble, pargetted both sides. Some panels replaced with pink and buff brick. Building now used as stable. Private property.
24. CHRISTIAN TURCK HOUSE KIRCHHAYN VICINITY
Once on Country Aire Drive I;" mile south of County Trunk M, 1Yo miles so u.h of Kirchha yn, on Fred Schottler place. Built c. 1844 by Christian Turck . Ceda r log structure, 2 V~ stories, wi th cant ilevered shed roof across fro nt porch. Rye st raw and clay chinking between logs, pa rgetted with lime plaster. Moved 10 Old World Wisconsin outdoor museum, Eagle.
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25. KOEPSEL HOUSE JACKSON VICINITY
Once on Town Road I Ifl miles south of Slate Highway 143 and one mile east o f County Trun k G o n Elvin BU t l place . Built c. 1860 by Koepsel family. Half tim ber, 2 Vl stories on fields lOne foundat ion. Frame of white oak wit h nogg lng of buff and pink sand molded brick, Exceptionall y good example o f hi ghly developed half timber constructio n . Moved !o O ld World Wisconsin outdoor museum, Eagle.
26. HASHEK BARN MYRA
At east end of M yra on Count y Trunk r on Hashek place. Exact date unknown , but probably c. 1860. Squa red ceda r log building on fieldstone foundat ion. Exceptionally good example of carefull y fill ed log co nsuuctio n in unusua l Sia le of p re· servation. Mo ved to Oza ukee County Pio neer Village.
27. ZIEGELBAUER HOUSE ST. LAWRENCE
Located on Main S treet . Stale Highway 175 at the nonh end o f town . Buill 1867 as a combination d welling and blacksmith shop, later con ven ed to earpente r and cabinet r.J aker sho p. Wa ll s o f fieldstone maso nry with Sto nes fairly uniform in size with greal color va ria tion an d heavily mo rtared joi nts. Quo ins a re la rge Spli l boulde rs. Brick arches Ove r openings. Pri· va te residence.
28. COVERED BRIDGE CEDARBURG VI CI NITY
On Covered Bridge Road , 1 VI miles nOrl h of intersecti on of Stale Highways 60 and 14) . BUlll 1876. Of la((iced limber truss co nslructio n, bridge is covered with wood boards and battens and a ga bl ed roof. Last remai ning exa mple of covered b rid ge in Wisconsi n.
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29. CEDARBURG MILL CEDARBURG
Corner of East Columbia S1. and East Portland Sl. Built 1855 on Cedar Creek by Frederick HUgen and William Schroeder as grist and flour mill. Five stories with monitor roof, and details reflecting Greek Revival influence. Walls arc local grey limestone laid up in large blocks. Private Property.
30. CONCORDIA MILL HAMILTON
On Old Green Bay Road, Y2 mile west of Cedarburg and Vl mile north of County Trunk C. Built 1853 on Cedar Creek by Edward Janssen as grist and fl our mill. Four stories with gambrel roof showing Greek Revival influence. Walls are local grey and buff limestone rubble. Private properly.
31. JONATHAN CLARK HOUSE CEDARBURG VICINITY
On Highway 57 and County Trunk G, one mile south of Cedarburg. Buill in 1848 by Jonathan Clark. Home of Doyle family 1870·1939. Restored by Joseph Schneiker. Greek Revival influence. I Yl story with one story kitchen wing. Walls of coursed fieldstone, with quarried limestone blocks at gable end. Tooled limestone quoins, lintels and sills. Private residence.
32. KIEKHAEFER BARN MEOUON
On easterly extension of CounlY Trunk M, Y. mile east of U.S. Highway 141 on grounds of Our Lady of the Lake Con· vent. Buill 1897 for Henry Kiekhaefer by Ernst Clausing. Typical of several barns in the area, ils diameter of 72 feet makes it the largest existing specimen. Granary and haymow one unbroken area, with cow barn below. Octagonal cupola on roo f.
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AI Bluemou nd Road (U.S. Highway 16· 18) alld Count y Trunk 0 in Brookfield. Buil l C. 1840 and operated by Dunke l family as wayside inn halfwa y hetweenMilwa ukee and Wau kesha. Greek Revival. Wood, 2Yl s tory s tructure with o ne SlOry ell . Ne w po rch across fronl added reeeml },. Private residence.
34. BENJAMIN CHURCH HOUSE MILWAUKEE
Originally at 1533 Nort h 4th SI. Relocated on Estabrook Parkway , y~ mile north of East Capiwl Drive in Estabrook Park . Buill 1843 by Benjamin Churc h . G reek Revival. Wood, one slory, hipped roo f, Doric tet raprosty le ponicoed ma in buil · ding with na nking wings. Brick nOgglng between s tuds. Open to vis iwrs.
35. LOWEll DAMO N HOUSE MILWAUKEE VICINITY
2[07 Wauwalo~a Ave. , Wauwat osa. Built 1844 by Lowe ll Damon. Mixture o f Greek Rev ival and Colo nial d elCtils. Wood, I Y: sto ries with loft and o ne story ell. Relati vely steep gable fro nl faces streel. Restored and open to visitors.
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35. PA INESVilLE CHAPEL MILWAUKEE VICINITY
At intersec tion of U, S. High way 41 and Rya n Road (Stat.e Highway 1(0) in Frank· lin. Bu:!t 1832 by Henry Roethe as meeting house for German Freethinkers' Society . Wo od, Colonial type , one story building with gable roof and pedimented doors and windows. Old cemelery with pickel fence adjoining. Restored .
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1. INDIAN AGEN CY HOUSE PORTAGE
orr Stale Highway 33. on east outskirts of Portage. Built 1831·1832 by John Kinzie, Indian Agent. Closed as agency in 1837 when Winnebago tribe ceded a ll land s east of Mississippi River to United States . Two story wood elapboa rd building with one sto ry wing . Federal style showing New England Colonial influence. Restored and open to visitors.
2. KEHL WINERY PRAIRIE DU SAC VI CINITY
On State Highway 188, one mile east of Prairie du Sae o n Russell P. Kehl place. Built in 1867 by Peter Kehl. vintner. Three slory building sel into hillside, bu ilt of heavily mortared large blocks of local buff and grey limestone, reflects Rhenish arehitectural ante<:edenls . White wine produced here unlilI899 . and stored in Slone vaulted cellars in lowe r level. Recently re-opened as winery.
3. CU MMINGS HOUSE PRAIRIE DU SAC
545 Fifth St. Built in 1857 for Dr. Albion Cummings o f New England. G reek Re· viva!. Unique textured masonry of loc:l1 light·yellow limestone probably by Casper Steuber, German stonemason . Stone laid to fOfm pattern of alternating squares of large and small stones. Two stories high with a one story wi ng, and small wooden porch. Private residence .
4. BALFANZ HOUSE PRAIRIE DU SAC
455 Sixth Sl. Built by Edward Perkins c. 1842. Wood, Greek Revival, IWO storied main stelion nank ed by I Y.!. slory wing at south end. Pilasters at corners. Unusual treatment of continuous one story porch with seven square wood columns extending across (ronl. Highly refined details at entrances and co rnice. Private residence.
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5. AL RINGLING THEATER BARABOO
136 Fourth Ave. Elaborate Beaux·Arts theater built as a gifl to Baraboo in 1915 by Al Ringli ng, eldest of the famOllS brothers, and designed by the Chicago firm of C. W. and George L. Rapp. The auditorium was modeled on the opera house at the Palace of Versailles. The original fire curtain. murals, chandelier and two stock settings survive in excellent condition.
6. ST. MARY OF LORETO CHURCH LELAND VICINITY
On County Trunk C, two miles east of Leland. Built in 1880 as church for mission founded in 1860. Walls of yellow sandstone with heavily mOrlared joints. Superimposed raised square joints produce rectangu lar pattern. Excellent example of regional stonework of comparatively late date. Original pews, pulpit, altar. and a ltar rail still in place. Building not in use.
7. WISCONSIN STATE CAPITOL MADISON
Capitol Square. Cruciform in plan and designed by New York architect George B. Post. NeoClassical Revival building built 1906*1917, the third capitol in Madison. after the former burned down . "Miss Forward," a gilded bronze statue by Daniel Chester French, stands on a Baroque dome. Post was selected after an invilaliona l architectural competition. Publ.ic building with guided tours.
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• 704 Easl Gorham S1. This fine Prairie School house was designed by (he Madison firm of Claude and Starck, and built about 191 I . Horizontal emphasis is created by raked horizontal brick joints, by a broad roof overhang, by a stone belt cou rse at the second noor si ll. Origina lly built for a lumber company executive, it is now used by the Madison Parks Department.
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9. LOUIS HIRSIG HOUSE MADISON
1010 Sherman Ave. Designed about 1913 by Alva n E. Small , a Madison arch itect who had worked briefly fo r Louis H . Sul li van. The house exhibits Prairie School characteristics of simple geometry and broad overhanging eaves that accentuate the horizontal. The walls a re of stucco with vertical wood trim strips at the eafners. The roo f is covered with deep red clay roofing t iles. A p rivate residence.
10. OLD EXECUTIVE MANSION MADISON
130 E. Gilman St. Built wit h indigenous sandstone ash lar for Ju lius T. White in 1855. Ruggedly-handsome ltali anate house used as the stale's official executive residence from 1883 to 1950, housing 17 governors. The buff-co lored stone used in this and other early Madison houses was quarried from nearby sandstone deposits. Uni versity of Wisconsin residence.
11. PIERCE HOUSE MADISON
424 N. Pinckney SI. O rnate house with eight-sided cupola built in 1857 and de signed by architects August Kutzbock and Samuel Donnel. T he Prairi e d u Chien limestone used was idenl ica l to that used in the last state capitol. One of four houses at Pinckney and Gilman. the heart of a historic district. Kutzbock was the premier early Madison archi tect. Apanmems.
12. NORTH HAll MADISON
Bascom Hill, University of Wisconsin. Designed by John F. Rague and built in 185 1, the first building o n the Uni versit y of Wisconsin campus. Indigenous Madison sandstone building which originally housed 65 students and all campus functions. Rague prepa red a "general plan ~ for the
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13. MOREHOUSE HOUSE MADISON
101 Ely Place. A 1937 design by Chicago architect George Fred Keck, a Watertown native act ive in the modern movement of the 1930 's whic h found inspiration in the International Style and De 5tij i in Europe. Keck, who studied the work of and k new the major European designers, developed an American vocabu lary for the new architecture. Private residence.
14. HAUGE LOG CHURCH DALEYVlllE VICINITY
On County Trunk Z, I mile north of Daleyvi lle . Built in 1852 under Pastor A. C. Preus as first Norwegian Lutheran Church west of Madison. Of log construction, building is lime plastered on inside and clapboarded on outside. Original pews, pulpit, and ahar rail sti ll in place. Small balcony with lalticed rai ling. Restored and open to visitors.
15. UNITY CHAPEL SPRING GREEN VICINITY
Located on County T just east of State Highway 23. This chapel was built in 1886 and designed by Joseph Lyman Silsbee for the Jones family, aunts and uncles of Frank Lloyd Wright, all of whom are buried in the adjacent cemetery. Wright worked with Silsbee in Chicago in 1887. The heavy rustic stone watertable, the walls sheathed in wood shingles, and a generous wood shingle roof create a shingle style gem.
16. IOWA COUNTY COURT HOUSE DODGEVILLE
Corner of Iowa and Chapel St. Buitt 1859. Greek Revival. Two story wood tetraprosty le Doric port ico with a dome crowned octagonal cupola above. Columns lean in to correct optical illusion. Walls of tooled buff limesto ne with carved Slone doorways at front and side. probably taken from Edward Shaw's HModern Archite<:ture" published 1855. Wood corn ice and mun tined sash.
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Front 51. at Vine 51. Buill 1838 by Iowa No.1 Lodge o f Ihe Order of Odd Fellows. Wood. Greek Revival, two slory, res idential type with fronl eleva lion divided into three bays by thin Doric pilasters wi lh nush board sid ing betwee n. End walls, clapboard . Used as Odd Fellows museum.
18. PENDARVIS HOUSE MINERAL POINT
11 4 Shake Rag 51. Corn ish miner 's CO Itage bu ill c. 1835. Bu ilder unknown. One story bu ildi ng, with adjoin ing Trelaw ney House two siories high, sct int o rock hilt side. Walls of local buff limestone laid m ndom ashlar on f ront and mOTe freely on sides and back. Res lored and open 10 visitors.
19. POlPERRO HOUSE MINERAL POINT
110 Shake Rag Sf. Cornish miner 's COt · tage built c. 1835. Buil de r unknown . O ne story local buff limes to ne co ttage surmo unt ed by 2\1: story log st ru clUre a nd stone (eant o addit ion. set into rock hillside a nd connected by ga rden with adjoini ng Trelawncy and Penda rvis Ho use. Open to visitors.
20. INGRAHAM HOUSE MINERAL POINT
28 Sha ke Rag St. Cornish miner 's cottage built c. 1830. Builder unknown. First owner of reco rd (1835) Joseph R. J a mes. Later owned by Isaac Tamblyn. O ne s to ry. double gabled, local buff limestone cot· tage. Stone front closely filled and tooled, side waUs rubble. Imerior pan itions grouted with rubble. Private residence.
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End of Commerce St. Built 1857 by Mineral Point Railroad, now station of Milwaukee Road. Early Victorian style. Symmetrical elevations. with arched stone door openings. Massive walls of large, regularly coursed blocks of local buff limestone, closely fitted and lOoled. Probably oldest railway depot in State.
22. WADE HOUSE MINERAL POINT
213 C lowney St. Built c. 1850. Builder unknow n. Local vermil ion br ick, painted white. Two story Federal style house backed into hillside with twin ch imneys and parapel al both gable ends. Two story verandah extending across front and west side suggests Southern innuence. Pri vate residence.
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Corner High and Iowa $1. Built 18391846. Got hic Revival. with crennellated tower. Walls are local vermilion brick with local yell ow limestone label molds and copings. Foundation walls buff limesto ne ashlar. Original multi-colored diamond pane sta ined glass. Oldest church building in State st ill in active use.
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24. MOSES STRONG HOUSE MINERAL POINT
525 Fountain SI. Ell shaped house buill in two se<:tions c. 1850-1860 by Moses M. Strong, pioneer lawyer. promoter and legislator. Modified Greek Revival. Two story building with regularly coursed walls of large buff and grey local limestone blocks. Excellent example of local stone work and picturesque architectural grouping. Private residence.fl)
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138 High 51. Typica l of stone front store buildings built c. 1860 along bo th sides of High Street. Two stories with lofl , walls are laid up of large blocks of loca l buff and grey limestone with stones on street froni carefully fined a nd tooled . Showwindows of wood. Federal sty le with early ViclOrian over-Iones.
26. MINERAL SPRING BREWERY MINERAL POINT
272 Shake Rag 51. Built 1850. Two stofy buildi ng with twO square lowers. Wa lls built of local buff and grey limeslOnc. Snuck by tornado in 1872, plac~ became known as Tornado Brewery. Ravaged by nrc in 1902. brewery continued in opera tion, and for many yea rs by Lieder fami ly.
27. WEST OCTAGON HOUSE MONROE
1710 Seventeenth Ave. Unique four-leafed clover of octagons in plan. Two-story brick house built in 1860-6 1 by Gen. Francis West, early Monroe settler and Civil War vetera n. Though octagonal build ings based on Orson Fowler 's principles are found in Wisconsin. this is the only one to use the form additively. Private residence.
28. CHENOWETH HOUSE MONROE
2004 Tenth SL Brick-and-wood-frame 2Vz-story Queen Anne mansion built in 1889. Octagonal coach house to the rear. The Queen Anne has complexity in forms, massing and materia ls. and this is an excellent example. Frank Chenoweth was a wea lthy merchant who spared no expense in building this major local landmark. Private residence.
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29. LAFAYEITE COUNTY COURTHOUSE DARLINGTON
626 Main 51. Built in 1905 and designed by Minneapolis firm (Frank W .) Kinney and (Menno S.) Detweiler. The Nco-Classical Revival was a popular style for early20th-century courthouses, o f which this is an excellent and representat ive example. The Langlade County Courlhouse. Antigo, was designed by the same firm.
30. DOYLE HOUSE SHULLSBURG VICINITY
On State Highway II , 2 miles west of Shullsburg. Built 1845 by Colonel E. C. Townsend of Kentucky who bred fine horses and had a track on the premises. Greek Revival. 2 Vl story main bu ilding with one story ell attached . Front wall of build ing faced with large blocks of "glass rock" found deep in lead mines. Remaining walls of buff sandstone ash lar. Pri· vate residence.
31. PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH MEEKER ' 5 GROVE
On County Trunk H, 2 !1i miles south of State Highway 81. Built 1854 as Congregational Church by a group of Cornish miners' families. Modi· fied Greek Revival Buff and grey limestone walls laid up in elongated regular ashlar pattern. Wood cornice and square bell tower with steeple. Tcrne plate roof. Wood muntined sash. Original pews and furnishings. Adjoining churchyard conta ins old stones of interest.
32. ST. AUGUSTINE CHURCH NEW DIGGINGS
In center of town across from public school. Bu il l 1844 by Rev . Samuel MazzucheJli, priest and ar· chitect. Ilalianate treatment of Greek Revival combined with Got hic Revival elements. Open bell tower. Pointed arc h openings and Greek frel cornice. Wood board siding cui 10 simulate rusticated stone. Lou vered shutters over wood mun· tined windows. Building rehabilita ted and open on special occasions.
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Corner Jewett Street and Lancaster Road (Slale Highway 81.) Built 1837 by Rev. Samuel Mitchell of Virginia, Revolutionary War veteran. Of Tidewater Virginia Colonial design, house is 1Vl story with one story kitchen wing. Walls of heavy buff limestone blocks with buff st ucco fin ish. Five fireplaces, oak and as h plank floors in original condition. Now museum house of Grant County Historical Society,
34. IMMANUEl CHURCH LANCASTER
Corner of Walnut and Jefferso n 51. Buill 1858 by congregation established in 1852, originally known as Westwood parish. Mixture of Goth ic Revival and Victorian , wood clapboard building has small Greek Revival bell tower on west front. Adjoining churchyard con tai ns many int eresti ng old stones, including grave of Nelson Dewey, Wisconsin 's first governor.
35. ST. PAUL'S CHURCH LANCASTER VICINITY
Off U. S. Highway 6J and County Trun k Eat Liberty Ridge, 4 miles north of Lancaster. Buill 1857. Mixture of Greek Revival, Gothic Revival and Victorian, typically "Prairie Gothic." Buff and grey li mestone wa lls laid up in large blocks. Flush boarded wood tower with slender pilasters al corner su rmounted by deeply overhanging cornice and octagonal steeple.
36. STONEFIELD CASSVILLE
In Nelso n Dewey Park off State Highway 133, one! mi le north of Cassville. Homestead of Nelson Dewey, Wisco nsin 's first governor. Got hic Revival. Two story, steep gabled main bam and original smokehouse and wine cellar bu ilt c. 1860 of buff and grey local limestone. Red brick, Gothic
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On Water Street , formerly old Indian Trail, house is silUated on Hopewell Burial Mound overlooking east channel of Mississippi River. Built 1815 (uncertain) by Michael Brisbois, fur trader associated with John Jacob Astor. Two stories, of Federal style architeclUre. walls of large rectangular blocks of grey limestone. Sash, cornice, porch and south wing nOE origi nal. Opcn to visitors.
38. VILLA LOUIS PRAIRIE DU CHIEN
At Villa Louis Road and Boilvin 51. House overlooking east channel of Mississippi River. Erected in 1872 by Hercu les DOllSman on foundations of house built in 1843. Victorian style. Built of buff brick, two story house is capped with ornamental wood corn ice and su rrounded with one story closed verandah. Elaborate interiors and spacious grou nds reflect wealth and taste of owner. Open to visitors.
39. FORT CRAWFORD HOSPITAL PRAIRIE DU CHIEN
727 South Beaumont Road. Built as military hospital of second Fort Crawford . ReslOred and intended for use as medical museum to commemorate work of Dr. Beaumont on human digestion . Present north wall original. Federal style, I V2 story ell shaped structure built of local buff limestone with wood Tuscan colonnadcd recessed porch across front. Open to visitOrs.
40. PRATT HOUSE RICHLAND CENTER
314 N. Cen tral Ave. Designed by the La Crosse firm of Bentley and Merman in 1919 for Fred H. Pratt, a furniture rctailer and undertaker. The two-story central section has leaded-glass casement windows, deep eaves, and brick-and-stucco walls characteristic of the Prairie School. This was the firm 's southernmost known Wisconsin project. Private house.
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22 1 a nd 223 S. 11 (h 51. One-slory Stuccoand-clapboard Prairie School houses designed by La Crosse architect Percy Dwight Senlley and built in 1913. These houses a rc nearly identica l, but reversed, in plan and share a common driveway. Bentley was a major Wisconsin architect active in many west -centra l communi ties and succeeded , in La Crosse, by QtlO Merman. Private residences.
42. OCTAGONAL HOUSE WEST SALEM
258 North Leonard 51. Built al Ncshonoc in 1857 by Dr. Horace Palmer of Verman!. House moved to W est Salem in 1866. where owner became nrst physician. Wood, two story building in octagon style of Orson Fowler, is enclosed by peripheral, two story porch of great re fin ement . House successively owned and occupied by LOll ridge. Dudley and Gullickson family. Pri vate residence.
43_ FUGINA HOUSE FOUNTAIN CITY
348 Main $1. Buill in 1916 fo r M. L. Fu gina. thi s house was one of the rinest designs of Percy Dwight Bentley. An excellent example of the Prairie School. the ho use is cruciform in plan and has brown brick walls with deepl y-rak ed ho ri zontal joints. Fu gi na , who buil t the house overlook ing the Mississip pi Ri ver. chose Bentley after seeing some o f his La Crosse houses. Private residence.
44. TOMAH PUBLIC LIBRARY TOMAH
716 Superior Ave. This li brary, constructed in 1916, is representative of a series of Prairie School libraries. found also in Evansville. Merrill, and Batron exhibit ing a broad horizontal frieze of Su lli va nesque ornamentation. broad overhangi ng caves, clay ti le roori ng and deeply ra ked joints. The architects. Claude and Starck. of Madison designed many Prair ie School bu ildi ngs throughout Wisconsin .
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1. WADE HOUSE GREENBUSH
At inlersection of State Highway 23 and County Trunk T. Built 1850 by Sylvanus Wade as stagecoach inn along old Sheboygan-Fond du Lac plank road . Wood, Greek Revival, 2 Yl s tory main building wit h twO story verandah al front and wing toward west. Restored, together with adjoining Walnut House and dependent buil dings. and open 10 visitors.
2. GRIGNON HOUSE KAUKAUNA
O n Augustin Road jus t off Hi ghway 41 and Slate Highway 55. Buil! in 1836 by Charles Augustin Grignon. Wood, Greek Revival, IWO story mai n building with onc sto ry kitchen wing . One story. five bay. baluslraded. square colonnaded porch with IWO story ponico over main entrance. ReslOred and open to visito rs.
3. WHITE PILLARS DE PERE
403 North Broadway. Buill 1836 as o ld Fox River Bank, later becoming Kellogg 's Bank. Wood, Greek Revival. Doric tet raprostyle porticoed one story building. Un usually small scale, with elaborate high relief ornament a nd cartouche in tympanum. Massive chimney. Interior altered . Private residence .
4. RANDALL WILCOX HOUSE DE PERE
707 Nort h Broadway. Built 1836 by Randall Wilcox . Wood, two story main building with one sto ry wings at either end . Reflects early Greek Revival influence o n basically Colonia l type building. Doors. sash and trim made al Mackinac. Building commands fine view of Fox River and is now bei ng restored . Private residence .
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2632 South Webster Ave. Built by Capt. Winslow Colton. U .S.A.. c. 1835. Wood , Greek Revival, two story distylc:-in -amis Doric porticoed main bu ilding. Symmet ri cally nanked by one SlOry wings. On site of Camp Smith (1821) overlooking site of original Shanty-Town settlement . Open 10 visitors .
6. HAZElWOOD GREEN BAY
1008 S. Monroe St. Bui lt by Joseph Jackson, architect for Morga n L. Martin c. 1837. Wisconsin State Constitution drafted here. Wood, I Vl story main build ing with si ngle wing refl ecti ng G reek Revival and Federal infl ue nces. Doric co lonnaded rccessed porch eKtends across front and back of main wing. Private residence.
7. TANK COTTAGE GREEN BAY VICINITY
Heritage Hill Sla te Pa rk . Oldest existing house in Wisconsin. Built 1776 by Joseph Roi , French fur trader. Purchased by Jacques Parlier in 1805 and by Ono Tank in 1850, who added wings at either side. Midd le sect ion is waHle and daub, the wings of wood frame, the ent ire building covered with wood clapboards. Open to visit ors.
8. FORT HOWARD HOSPITAL GREEN BAY VICINITY
Heritage Hill State Park. Built 1817 as part of group at Fort Howard, under command of General Zachary Taylor. Fed· eral type. Wood, 1Yl stories, with three dormers on front and eight bayed squa re columned porch across front of the building. Open to visitors. o
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On Moravian Street between Madison and Mon'1 roe Sr.. facing Jackson Park. Buill 1851. Oldest ,~
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10. BAIRD LAW OFFICE GREEN BAY VICINITY
Formerly on court house grounds. now relocated al Heritage Hill Siale Park . Built c. 1831 by Henry Baird, fir st attorney west of Great Lakes and first Wis· consin Attorney General. Wood. Gree k Revival, Ionic tetraprosly le porticoed onc slory building. Unusually diminut ive scale and carefully executed detail. Restored.
11. LA PLANT BARN LENA VICINITY
On County Trunk A, 5 miles west of Lena. Date uncertai n but probably turn of century. 1 V2 story cedar log barn with shon lengths of logs laid al right angle to wa ll in s tacked stovewood pattern, bedded in lime mortar. Important survival of now rare form of construction. Private propert y.
12. MORAVIAN CHURCH EPHRAIM
Located on State Highway 42 overlooking Eagle Bay. Built 1853 by Scandinavian Moravians. Wood main bui lding and ell. Corner tower with octagonal cupola and spire. Victorian with Scan· dinavian feeling. Moved from original waterfroOi location to present site and remodeled c. 1865.
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1319 S. Main St. Built for Thomas P. Hardy in 1905. Tri-level wood and stucco house, with flat pitched roof, situated or. steep wooded bank overlooking Lake Michigan. Main wing with dining-room below, and two story living-room above projecting out and cascading down toward the beach. Private residence.
2. JOHNSON HOUSE RACINE VICINITY
Off East Four Mile Road, 1,12 mile paSI
• Hunt Club Road at Wind Point. Built 1937 for Herbert F. Johnson. Regarded as the lasl of the Prairie houses . Situated on a spacious estate, the red brick and brown wood, ti le-roofed house is molded into the shallow ravines of the pra irie site. Four wings extend from a cenlral core containing living quarters. Private residence.
3. S. C. JOHNSON BUILDING RACINE
1525 Howe St. Built 1936-1939 for S. C. Johnson & Son Co.• manufacturers of wax products. One and two story red brick main building with bands of glass tubing al co rnice line. Eight story brick and glass... -tower. Translucenl glass ceiling between ca ps of concrete mushroom columns. Open (0 visilOrs.•
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• 2420 North Terrace Ave . Built for F. C. Bagk in 1916. Two story. square house of buff Roman tapestry brick with carved limeslOne trim and flat pitched tile roof. Deeply recessed windows accented with small squares of gold glass. Designed by Wright during the Japanese years. Monu mentalit y and rich carved stone decoration reca ll Imperial Hotel. Private residence.
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5. AMERICAN SYSTEM HOUSES MILWAUKEE
2720-2732 WCSt Bur nham SI. Built 1916 by Arthur L. Richards as pro motional projccl. Two siory nat -roofed wood and Sl uCCO utilitarian type buildings. Now modified in pari a nd somew hat lacking in maintenance.
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900 Universi ty Bay Dri ve. Shorewood Hills . Built \949 . One story buff local sandstone structure with mass ive copper rooL Intimately close to the ground, buil ding expresses feeling of shelter and security. Fea ture is triangu lar glass and wood prow, symbolizing reverence and worship, and forming apex o f auditorium. Hearth room and class rooms complete unusually elongated plan.
7. GILMORE HOUSE MADISON
120 Ely Place. Buill 1908 for A. E. Gil more. Two slOry house of Ian st ucco and brown stained wood. House is of Ihe Prairie perioo. Known as Airplane House because o f low pitched roof and wide overhanging caves, building is located on a knoll which accent uat es mobi le fee ling. Private residence.
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3650 Mendota Drive, Shorewood Hills. Built for J. C. Pew in 1940. Two story buff sandstone and wood clapboard house bui lt into side of a heav il y wooded hill overlooking Lake Mendota. Constructed by Taliesi n st udems. Clapboards have w(.'athered 10 a grey color wh ich blends perfectly wilh the Slone and heavy vegetation on the sit e. Privalc residence.
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441 Toepfer SI., Westmoreland. tlUIll 1937. One story building with flat over* hanging roof of the Usoruan period. Walls of red brick and horizontal wood boards and baneos stained brown with vermilion painted accents. Small garden at back emphasizes Oriental feeling. Private residence.
10. JACOBS HOUSE II MADISON VICINITY
On Old Sauk Road al Belt Line Road, southwest of Middleton. Buill 1949 for Herbert J acobs. Two story house with nal projecting roof of the hemicyde type wit h berm wall on outer side , and sunken garden completing the circle of the inside wall. Walls of grey li mestone. First fl oor living area open 10 roof, bedrooms contained in semi--circuiar suspended balcony. Private residence.
do 11 . HAROLD C. BRADLEY HOUSE MADISON
",'• 106 N. Prospect Ave. A 1909 design by Louis H. Sullivan, wi th major contributi ons from his chief draftsman, George Grant Elmslie . Excellent restoration after tragic 1971 fire by Madison Architect Mark Purcell. Large two sto ry residence sheathed in shingles with imposing cant ilevered second floor porches. Original leaded glass windows and ornamented brackets remain. Occupied by the Sigma Phi Society for more than sixty years.
12. HAROLD C. BRADLEY HOUSE SHOREWOOD HILLS
2914 Oxford Rd. Designed by the firm of Purcell, Feick, and Elmslic of Minneapolis in 19 14, this dist incti ve Prairie School home represents the third home for the Bradley 's wherein George Grant El mslie had a major role in the design. Hori zo ntal groups of windows, inset wood trim, generous overhangs and the skin-like texture of stucco are characteristic of the style. Private residence.
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13. TALIESIN SPRING GREEN VICINITY
Ofr State Highwa y 2), 2Y2 miles west of entrance to Tower Hill State Park, over· look ing Wisconsin River. Buill and re· built in va rious stages from 191 J to present lime. Significant portion known as Taliesin III built 1925. Buildings predominantly local sandstone. stucco and natu· ral-wood combination. Sel into side of wooded blufr with commanding view. In· teresting sequestered gardens and intimate domestic style scale throughout.
14. A. D. GERMAN WAREHOUSE RICHLAND CENTER
300 South C hurch Sl. (US 14). This bui l· ding constructed in 1915. was never completely finished. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright , it is a solid red mass on the lower three stories , but changes to a su perb pat terned concrete block ror the upper story, where runction changed to co ld storage, and a Strong design contrast is exhibited. The building is being converted to a muse
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15. FARMERS AND MERCHANTS UNION BANK COLUMBUS
• Corner or James St. and Broadway. This 1919 bank: building designed by Louis H. Sullivan was the last or his noteworthy Midwestern banks, and probably his next to the last commission. Bold terra cotta ornamentation stands out in stark relier against the deep red tapestry brick. The James Street racade contains characte . istic leaded glass work. A sensit ive addition was designed by the Madison architec ts Law, Law, Potter and Nystrom.
16. FIRST NATIONAL BANK RHINELANDER
West Davenport and Stevens SL The bank was built in 1910-1911 and designed by
oleJDJ.I.lJi 1lJi.~ Purcell, Feick and Elmslie. A rine example or Prairie architecture in a commer~,; ~~r=., ~ I' . cial bui lding; the roliated terra cotta orna
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Photo Credits
All photographs by Richard W. E. Perrin, FAtA. except the following:
SOUTHWEST AREA:
Numbers 5, 7, 10. 11, 12, 13, 15, 27, 28 . 29, 40, 41, and 43 by Jeffrey M. Dean.
Numbers 8, 9 and 44 by Gordon D. Orr, Jr., AlA.
WRIGHT, SULLIVAN, PURCELL AND ELMSLlE SECTION:
Numbers II. 12, 14 and 15 by Jeffrey M. Dean. Number 16 courlesy of the First National Bank, Rhinelander.
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