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-HISTORIC

WISCONSIN

ARCHITECTURE

FIRST REVISED EDITION

Historic

WISCONSIN

Architecture

FIRST REVISED EDITION

by

RICHARD W. E. PER RIN , F.A. I.A. IN COO PERA TI ON WITH GORDON D. ORR. JR .• A . I. A . & JEFFREY M. DEAN

PUBLISHED BY

WISCONSIN SO CIETY OF AR CHITECTS

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THE AMERI CAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITE CTS

COPYRIGHT © 1976 BY THE

WISCONSIN SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTS

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THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS

788 NORTH JEFFERSON STREET

MIL WAUKEE, WISCONSIN 53202

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Contents

FO REWORD .......... . . . . . .. . ............ .. . 5

HISTO RICAL INTRODUCTION .......... ... . 7

STAl E MAP ........... . .. . .. .. . . .. . .. . ... . . 9

MA P O F SOUTHEAST AREA . ... . ...... . .. 10

SOUTH EAST AREA .. ... ... . . . . ... . ..... 11-19

MAP OF SOUTHW EST A REA ..... . . .. ..... 20

SOU TH WEST AREA ..... .. .. . ........... 21-31

MAP OF NORTH EAST AREA ......... ..... 32

NORTHEAST AREA .... ... ...... ..... ... 33-35

MAP OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN ...... ... 36

WORK OF FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT ,

LOLlS SU LLIVAN,

PURCELL & ELMSLIE ........ . . ...... . . 37-40

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Foreword The o rigin al edition o f this guidebook o n "Hi stori c Wisco nsin A rch itec ­

lure" was published in 1960 as a project of the Wisco nsi n Chapte r o f the Am e rican InstilU te o f Architects. The origi nal int ent and ho pe th a i thiS guid ebook would engender interest in Wiscons in 's historic architecture among its users mu st ha ve been mer as the original printing has 10 118 si nce been depleted . The Wiscon sin Society of ArchjteclS' o rfice con tinu es (0 recei ve req uests fo r a book of this nal ure ,which prompled {he AlA 's Com­ mittee on Histor ic Resou rces to republish the guideboo k as a Bicen tennial

year p roject.

Th e original author, Ri chard W . E. Perrin , FAIA, who has for man y years bee n res pon sibl e fo r callin g the attenti on o f o ur citizens 10 Wi scon­ sin 's a rchitectural heritage, readily agreed to pa rt icipate in thi s task . H e , Je ffre y M . Dea n and I reviewed the original pub lica tio n, upd a ted it to re­ n eet changes that had taken place, and ad d ed additio nal s tru ctures wh ich we fell worth y of inclus ion.

In presenti ng thi s guidebook we are full y aware thai it is no ( a co mpl ete ca talog of every bu ild ing o f hisloric or arc hitectural im po rl a nce in Wisco n­ sin . O ne may find additional buildings Ii sled in (he Nat io na l Regis ter of H istoric Places fo r Wiseonsin o r o ne may consult with local la ndma rk com­ missions, where they exist, to find loca l walkin g tours where co ncentratio ns of important buildings exist. The book, however, provides a generous cross­ sec ti o n of buildings, bu ilding sty les, and maleria ls em p loyed since p io neer da ys. The maps and build ing locations cou ld eas il y s ugges t a leis urely aUlo­ mobile tour of section s of Ihe SLa le where t.hese fine buildings may be see n .

The n a mes of buildi ng owners have been omitted and h istOric ide ntificat io n of th e building has bee n 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 re­ spec t the rights of ownership and not invade a homeowner 's privacy.

Some buil dings are public structures and their inspection undoubtedly is possible during posted hours.

We hope that the historic and factual information contained in this guide­ book is accurate, as primary sources were checked wherever possible. How­ eve r. 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 thi s gu ideboo k.

Wisconsin owes a debt to Richard W. E. Perrin, FAIA. not only for his untiring efforts in originally compiling thi s guidebook and other publica­ tions 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 documen­ tation 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 acti­ vities 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 Madi son, Wisconsin

October 1976

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Introduction to Original Edition O rig inally a part o f (he old Northwest T erri rory, and successive ly a part of th e Indiana, Illinois, and Mi chigan territories, Wisconsi n beca me a sepa­ rate territo ry in 1836 and in 1848 was admitted to th e Union as the 30lh state . w ith boundaries as they ex ist to da y.

While settlement s had bee n establi shed prior to 1836. especially in the o rbit of the three majo r pioneer centers- G reen Bay, Milwaukee, and Min­ erai P o int-and while the frontier act ually continu ed to pu sh into the nor­ thern Wisconsin wood lands until the end of rhecentur y. a recognizable body of earl y Wisconsin architecture emerged about 183 5, and , except for chrono­ logical overlapping which characteri zes every architec tura l epoc h, seems to have te rminat ed in the we lrer o f Victo rian ecleclicism whic h follow ed the

Civil War-about 1870.

In build ing th e first houses a nd barns, the earl y sefllers of bo th Eu ro pean and American o rigin made ex pedient use of timbe r the surr ou nd ing forests so bountifull y provided. These first buildings were cabins o f round or squared logs wi th which [he settlers coming fro m parts of Germa ny a nd Scandinavia we re 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 ce ntu ry ea rli er in wh a t was then the fronti er . Earl y chur ches also we re buill of logs , and a few specimens have su rvived to the present time. German half·timber work appea r ed du ri ng the second quarter of the 19th century as a uniqu e a rchi­ tectura l express ion wit hou t parallel in A merica .

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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 excel­ lent 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 car­ penter-architects and gentlemen amateurs who had preceded him.

Being blessed with a great variety of useful and beautiful natural srone, early Wisconsin architecture offers stud ies in the use and crafting of lime­ stone, sandstone, and granite, which may have been equalled, but never excelled anywhere in the country. Cornish, Welsh, Irish, and German stone­ masons 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 book let we have attempted to give a cap­ sule 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 possi­ bilities both in terms of accomplished restorations as well as for neglected but important st ructures clearly in need and deserving of preservation and restoration.

RICHARD W. E. PERRIN, F.A.I.A.

August 1960

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1. KUEHNEMAN HOUSE

RACINE

1135 S. Main 5 1. Probably designed by Lucas Bradley, A rch itect fo r E li Cooley, Mayor of Racine . c. 185 3. 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 Slo r y bllildin g na nk ed by I Vl story wings . Restored by Mr. a nd Mrs. Kuehneman . Priva te residence.

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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 p ilasters. Doric distyte recessed po nico.

Io nic colo nnaded wooden oclagonaltower remI­ niscent of London spires by Wren and Gibbs.

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3. COOPER HOUSE

WATERFORD VICINITY

On Siale Hi ghway 20, I Vl 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 cor­ nice. P rivate n:side nee.

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4. ELA HOUSE

ROCHE STER

JUSt east of fox River bridge and inter­ seclio n Slale Highway 189 a nd 36. Bui lt in 1838 by Richard Eme rso n Ela. ca rriage a nd wagonma'ker of Leban on, New Hamp­ shire. Wood, mod ifi ed G ree k Revival two story building wi th ull sy mme trical eleva­ lions and o ne story wi ng at sout hwes t cor­ ner. 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 contai ning 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.

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6. MORM ON COTIAGE

BURLI NGTON VICINITY

On State Highway 11 , two miles west of Burlington. Built 1844 by James J . Sirang, leader of Mormon comm unity. Extreme simplicity characteristic of Mormon ar·

chitecture of area. 111 story cottage of

sa li ba.'..: profile with walls of b uff Burling-

IOn li mestone, heavil y mortared. Wood

lintels. sills, cornice, and munt ined sash.

Private residence.

7. OCTAGONAL HOUSE

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ELKHORN

127 South Lincoln SL Bu ill in J 855 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.

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9. CONGREGATIONAL C HURCH SHOPIERE

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O n Buss Road, o ne bloc k south of Shopi · ere Road . Built by Yankees from Vermont and Massaehuseus in 1850· 1853. G reek Revival with definite New England Colo­ nial 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 oc­ tago nalwood belfry.

10. TALLMAN HOUSE

JANESVillE

440 Jackson St. Buill in 1857 by Will ia m Tallman, perfume ma uu fac!U rer. Abra­ ham Lineoln visited Ih is house in 1859 . "'U nderground Rai lway " for refugee slaves had a stal io n 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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MILTON

O n FI. Atkinson St. over looking public

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square. Buill by Joseph Goodric h in 1&44­ as stagecoaeh inn . This bu ildi ng a nd ad­ joini ng typical log cabin of 1830 's were slatio nso f "Underground Rai lway ." H ex­ agon al in plan, three stories hi gh, wa lls are built of groul, an ea rl y form o f con­ crete espoused by Orson Fowler, origina · tor of the Oc tagon Style. Open to VisitOrs.

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COOKSVILLE

Corner of Webster Rd . and Stale High­ way 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 Wa rner 1911-1941. or lo­ call y-made verm ilion brick , square two Story build ing with hipped roo f a nd one story wood gabled wing renec ts Federa l lines and New England taste. Private re­ sidence.

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13. ST. W ENCESLAUS CHURCH WAT ERLOO 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 ~Isla nd Church. Walls are N

tamarack logs with venical wood boards and butlens on outside and lime plastered interiors. Wood clapboard steeple and shin­ gled 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 sys­ tem 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 be­ tween 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

O n grounds of Nashotah H ouse. Espiscopal lheo­ lo gieal semiu ar y. I IiJ: miles west of Nasho tah on Upper NashOlah La ke. Desig ned by Ric hard Up­

john, Architect. Erec ted 1859. Got hic Reyival, buff and ligh t grey local lim estone wall s. Each o f s ix bays contains pair of lancet wind o ws. Ais led, witham cle restory. SlOne bell COle.

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18. ST. JOHN CHRYSQSTOM CHURCH DELAFiElD

End of Chureh St. , one block west of Genesee 51. Built 1851-1856 . pro bab ly ac­ eording to plans by Richard Upjohn, Ar­ chitect. Rey . W illiam Markoe, rector al

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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 la nce t window o n east wall of sa nclUa ry. Separate, free si anding bell house , a lso o f wood .

19. FIRST BAPT IST CHU RCH

MERTON

130 Main Sl reeL Buill c. 1845 by se ule rs fr om New England . G ree k Reviya l wilh Colo nial va ria­ lions. Wood . clapboa rd and flu sh s iding . S ingle lier o f wind ows. Pi laster Ireal me nl , gable roo f and octagonal e upola 'With s pire.

G) 20. BOOTH HO US E SAYLESVILlE VI CINITY

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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 1930­ 1956. Resto red by Raben M . J ones. M odi­ fi ed Federal style, with e nd wall chimneys and parapets. I YI s to ry building with o ne st o 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. Field­ stone 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 Kirch­ hayn. Buill 1856 as second church of Lu­ theran congregation which founded Kirch­ hayn in 1843. Rural German type showing Classic Revival influence. Walls of heavy grey-buff limestone blocks unevenly coursed.

Tooled stone trim. Wood tower and oc­ tagonal 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 sto ries, 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 Dri ve I;" mile south of County Trunk M, 1 Yo 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 mi le ea st o f County T run k G o n Elvin BU t l place .

Built c. 1860 by Koepsel fam ily. Half tim­ ber, 2 Vl stories o n fields lOne fou nd at io n.

Fram e of white oak wit h nogg lng of buff and pink sand molded brick, Exception­ all y good example o f hi ghly developed half timber constructio n . Moved !o O ld World Wisconsin outdoor muse um , Eagle.

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26. HASHEK BARN

At east end of M yra on Count y Trunk r on Hashek place. Exact date u nknown , but probably c. 1860. Sq ua red ceda r log building on fieldstone foundation. Excep­ tionally good example of carefull y fill ed log co nsuuctio n in unus ua l Sia le of p re· servation. Mo ved to Oza u kee County P io­ neer Village.

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27. ZIEGELBAUER HOUSE

ST. LAWREN CE Located on Main S treet . Stale Highway 175 at the nonh end o f town . Buill 1867 as a combination d wellin g and black smith shop, later con ven ed to earpente r and cabinet r.J aker sho p. Wa ll s o f field stone 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.

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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. O f la((iced limber truss co nslructio n , bridge is covered with wood boards and battens and a ga bl ed roof.

La st 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 Schroe颅 der 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路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路 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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33. DU NKEL INN

MILWAUKEE VICINITY

AI Bluemou nd Road (U.S. Highway 16· 18) alld Count y Trunk 0 in Brookfi eld.

Buil l C. 1840 and operated by Dunke l fami­

ly as wayside inn halfwa y hetweenMilwa u­ kee and Wau kesha. Greek Revival. Wood,

2Yl s tory s tr ucture with o ne SlOry ell . Ne w po rch across fronl added reeeml },. Pri­ vate residence.

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34. BENJAMIN CHURCH HOUS E M ILWAUKEE

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 n a nking wings. Brick nOgglng between s tuds. Open to vis iwrs.

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35. LOWEll DAMO N HOUSE

MILWAUKEE VICINITY

2[07 Wauwalo~a Ave. , Wauwat osa. Built 1844 by Lowe ll Damon. Mixture o f G reek Rev ival and Colo nial d elCtils. Wood, I Y: sto ries with loft and o ne story ell. Rela­ ti vely steep gable fr o nl faces streel. Re­ stored and open to visitors.

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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 pediment ed doors and windows. Old cemelery with pickel fen ce 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 a s agency in 1837 when Winnebago tribe ceded a ll land s east of Mississippi River to United States . T wo story wood elapboa rd building with one sto ry wing . Federal style showing New England Colonial influence. Restored and open to visitors.

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2. KEHL WINERY PRAIRIE DU SAC VI CI NITY

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, refl ects Rhenish ar­ ehitectural ante<:edenls. White wine pro­ duced here unlilI899 . and stored in Slone vaulted cellars in lowe r level. Recently re-opened as winery.

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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 prob ably 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 .

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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 continuou s one story porch with seven square wood columns extend­ ing 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 famO llS bro­ thers, and designed by the Ch icago firm of C. W. and George L. Rapp. The audi­ torium 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

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On County Trunk C, two miles east of Leland. Built in 1880 as church for mission founded in 1860. Walls of yellow sand­ stone with heavily mOrlared joints. Super­ imposed raised square joints produce rec­ tangu la r pattern. Excellent example of re­ gional 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 Sq uare. Cruciform in plan and designed

by New York architect George B. Post. Neo­ Classical 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 architectu­ ral 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 b uilt 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. Sma ll , 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 eaf­ ners. The roo f is covered with deep red clay roofing tiles. A p rivate residence.

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130 E. G ilman St. Bu ilt 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 resi­ dence from 1883 to 1950, housing 17 gover­ nors. The buff-co lored stone used in this a nd other early Madison houses was quar­ ried fro m nearby sandstone deposits. Uni­ versity of Wisconsin residence.

11. PIERC E 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 C hien limestone used was idenl ica l to that used in the last state capitol. O ne of fo ur houses at Pinckney and Gilman. the heart of a historic district. Kutzbock was the premier early Madison archi tect. A panm ems.

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Bascom Hill, University of Wisconsin.

Designed by John F. Rague and built in 185 1, the first building o n the U ni versit y of W isco nsin campus. Indigenous Madison sandstone building which originally housed 65 students a nd all campu s function s.

Rague prepa red a "general plan ~ for the universit y includ ing three o ther identical bllildings of which o nly o ne, South Hall , was bui lt. University offices.

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13. MOREHOUSE HOUSE

MADISON

101 E ly 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.

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14. HAUGE LOG CHURCH DALEYVlllE VICINITY

On County Trunk Z, I mile north of Da­

leyvi 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,

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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.

T he heavy rustic stone watertable, the walls sheathed in wood shingles, and a generous wood shingle roof create a shin­ gle style gem.

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16. IOWA COUNTY COURT HOUS E DODGEVILLE

Co rner of Iowa a nd C hapel 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 iden­ tial type with fronl eleva lion divided into th ree bays by thin Do ric pilasters wi lh nush board sid ing betwee n. End walls, clapboard . Used as Odd Fellows museum.

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18. PENDARVIS HOUSE MINERAL POINT

11 4 Shake Rag 51. Corn ish m iner 's CO I­ tage bu ill c. 1835. Bu ild er un known. One story bu ildi ng , with adjoin ing Trelaw ney Ho use two siories high, sct int o rock hilt­ side. Walls of local buff limestone laid

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19. POlPERRO HOUSE M IN ERAL POINT

110 Shake Rag Sf. Cornish miner 's CO t · tage built c. 1835. Buil de r unknown . O ne story local bu ff limes to ne co ttage sur­ mo unt ed by 2 \1: story log st ru clUre a nd stone (eant o addit ion. set into rock hill­ side a nd connected by ga rden with ad­ joi ni ng T relawncy and Penda rvis Ho use.

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20. INGRAHAM HOUSE MINERAL POINT

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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 sto ry. double gabled, local buff limestone cot· tage. Stone front closely filled and tooled, side waUs rubble. Imerior pan itions grouted with rubb le. Private residence.

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21. OLD RAI LROAD STATION MINERAL POINT

End of Commerce St. Built 1857 by Min­ eral Point Railroad, now station of Mil­ waukee Road. Early Victorian style. Sym­

metrical elevations. with arched stone door openings. Massive walls of large, regular­ ly coursed blocks of local buff limestone, closely fitted and lOoled. Probably oldest railway depot in State.

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22. WADE HOUSE

MINERAL POINT

213 C lowney St. Built c. 1850. Builder un­ know n. Local vermil ion br ick, painted white. Two story Federal style house backed into hillside with twin ch imneys a nd para­ pel al both gable ends. Two story veran­ dah extending across front and west side suggests Sout hern innuence. Pri vate re­ sidence.

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23. TRINITY CHURCH MINERAL POINT

Corner High and Iowa $1. Built 1839­

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1846. Got hic Revival. with crennellated tower. Walls are local vermilion brick with local yell ow limestone label molds and copi ngs. Foundation walls buff limesto ne ashlar. Original multi-colored diamond pane sta ined glass. O ld est church building in State st ill in active use.

24. MOSES STRONG HOUSE MINERAL POINT

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525 Fountain SI. Ell shaped house buill in two se<:tions c. 1850-1860 by Moses M. Strong, pioneer lawyer. promoter and leg­ islator. 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.

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25. STORE BUILDING MINERAL POINT

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 bloc ks of loca l buff

and grey limestone with stones on street fro ni carefully fined a nd tooled . Show­ windows of wood. Federal sty le with early

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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 .

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1710 Seventeenth Ave. Unique four-leafed clover of octagon s in plan. Two-story brick house built in 1860-6 1 by Gen. Fran­ cis 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 resi­ dence.

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2004 Tenth SL Brick-and-wood-frame 2Vz-story Queen Anne mansion built in 1889. Octagonal coach house to the rear.

The Q ueen Anne has complexity in form s, massing and materia ls. and this is a n ex­ cellent example. Frank C henoweth was a wea lthy merchant who spared no expense in building this major local landmark.

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by Minneapolis firm (Frank W .) Kinney and (Menno S.) Detweiler. The Nco-Clas­

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The Langlade County Courlhouse. Anti­ go, was designed by the same firm.

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30. DOYLE HOUSE SHULLSBURG VICINITY

On State Highway II , 2 miles west of Shullsburg. Bu ilt 1845 by Colonel E. C. Townsend of Kentuck y who bred fine horses and had a track on the premises.

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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. Remain­ ing walls of buff sandstone ash lar. Pri· vate residence.

31. PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH MEEKER ' 5 GROVE

On County T runk H, 2 !1i miles south of State Highway 81. Built 1854 as Congregational Church by a group of Cornish miners' families. Modi· fied G reek Revival Buff a nd grey limestone walls laid up in elongated regular ashlar pattern . Wood cornice a nd square bell tower with steeple. Tcrne plate roof. Wood muntined sash. Origina l pews and furnishings. Adjoining churchyard conta ins old stones of interest.

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Co rner of Walnut a nd 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

O ff U. S. Highway 6J and County T run k Eat Liberty Ridge, 4 miles north of Lancaster. Buill 1857. Mixture of Greek Revival, Gothic Revival and Victoria n, 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 cor­ nice and oct agonal steeple.

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CASSVILLE

In Nelso n Dewey Park off State Highway 133, one! mi le nort h of Cassville. Home­ stead of Nelson Dewey, Wisco nsin 's first governor. Got hic Revival. Two story, steep gabled main bam and original smoke­ house and wine cellar bu ilt c. 1860 of buff and grey local limestone. Red brick, Gothic Revival. house rebuilt c. 1873. Open fO visifOrs.

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37. BRISBOIS HOUSE PRAIRIE DU CHIEN

On Water Street , formerl y old Indian Trail, house is silUated on Hopewell Bu­ rial Mound overlooking east channel of

Mississippi River. Built 1815 (uncertain)

by Michael Brisbois, fur trader associated with J o hn J acob 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 visit ors.

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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 DOllS­ man on founda tions of house built in 1843.

Victoria n style. Built of buff brick, two story hou se is capped with ornamental wood corn ice a nd su rrounded with one story closed verandah. Elaborate interiors and spacious grou nds reflect wealth and taste of owner. Open to visitors.

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39. FORT CRAWFORD HOSPITAL PRAIRIE DU CHIEN 727 South Beaumont Road. Built as mili­

tary hospital of second Fort Crawford .

ReslOred and intended for use as medical museum to com memorate work of Dr. Beaumont on human digestion . Present north wall original. Federal style, I V2 story ell shaped struct ure built of local buff limestone with wood Tusca n colonnadcd recessed porch across front. Open to visi­ tOrs.

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40. PRATT HOUSE RICHLAND CENTER

3 14 N. Cen tral Ave. Designed by the La Crosse firm of Bentley and Merman in 1919 for Fred H. Pratt, a furniture rc­ tailer and undertaker. The two-story cen­ tral section has leaded-glass casement windows, deep eaves, and brick-and-stucco wa lls characteristic of the Prairie School.

This was the firm 's southernmost known Wisconsin project. Private house.

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41 . CHASE & WOHLHUTER HOUSES LA CROSSE

22 1 a nd 223 S. 11 (h 51. One-slory Stucco­

a nd-clapboard Prairie Sc hool houses de­ signed by La Crosse architect Percy Dwight

Senlley and built in 1913. These houses a rc nearly identica l, b ut reversed, in plan and share a common driveway. Bentley was a major Wisconsin architect active in many west -centra l communi ties and suc­

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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 Sa lem in 1866. where owner became nrst physician. Wood, two story building in octagon style of Or­ so n 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.

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348 Main $1. Bu ill in 1916 fo r M . L. Fu ­ gina. thi s house was one of the rinest de­ signs of Percy Dwight Bentley. An excel­ lent 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 over­ look ing the Mississip pi Ri ver. chose Bent­ ley after seeing some o f his La C rosse houses. Privat e residence.

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44. TOMAH PUBLIC LIBRARY

TOMAH

7 16 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 orna mentation. broad overha ngi 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

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At inlersection of State H ighway 23 and County Trunk T. Built 1850 by Sylvanus Wade as stagecoach inn along old She­ boygan-Fond du Lac plank r oad . Wood,

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Greek Revival, 2 Yl s tory main building wit h twO story verandah al front and wing toward west. Restored, together with ad­ joi ning Walnut House and dependent buil­

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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 o nc sto ry kitch en wing . One story. five bay. baluslraded. square colon naded porch with IWO story ponico over main entrance.

ReslOred and open to visito rs.

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403 North Broadway . Buill 1836 as o ld Fox River Bank, later becoming Kel­ logg 's Bank. Wood, Greek Revival. Doric tet raprostyle porticoed o ne story building.

Un usually small scale, with elaborate high relief ornament a nd cartouche in tym­ panum. Massive chimney. Interior altered .

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707 Nort h Broadway. Built 1836 by Ran­ dall Wilcox . Wood, two story main buil­ ding 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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GREEN BAY

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

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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 Jack­ son, 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 rc­

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cessed porch eKtends across front and back

of main wing. Private residence.

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GREEN BAY VICINITY

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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.

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Heritage Hill State Park. Bu ilt 1817 as part of group at Fort Howard, under com­ mand 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 buil­ ding. Open to visitors.

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10. BAIRD LAW OFFICE GREEN BAY VICINITY

Formerly on court house grounds. now

11. LA PLANT BARN

relocated al Heritage Hill Siale Park .

Built c. 1831 by Henry Baird, fir st attor­ ney west of Great Lakes and first Wi s· consin Attorney General. Wood. Gree k Revival, Ionic tetraprosly le porticoed onc slory building. Unusually diminut ive scale and carefully executed d etail. Restored.

LENA VICINITY

On County Trunk A, 5 miles west of Lena.

Date uncertai n but probably turn of cen­ tury. 1 V2 story cedar log barn with shon lengths of logs laid al right angle to wa ll in stacked stovewood pattern, bedded in lime mortar. Important survival of now rare form of construction. Private pro­ pert y.

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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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1. HAROY HOUSE:

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.

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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

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into the shallow ravines of the pra irie site. Four wings extend from a cenlral core contai ning living quarters. Private residence.

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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 column s.

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2420 North Terrace Ave . Built for F. C. Bagk in 1916. Two story. square hou se 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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by Arthur L. Richards as pro motional projccl. Two siory nat -roofed wood and Sl uCCO utilitarian type bu ildings. Now modified in pari a nd somew hat lacking in maintenance.

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900 U niversi ty Bay Dri ve. Shorewood Hills . Built \949 . One story buff local sandsto ne structure with mass ive copper rooL Intimat ely close to the ground, buil足 ding expresses feeling of shelter and se足 curity. Fea ture is tria ngu lar glass and wood prow, symbolizi ng reverence and worship, and form ing apex o f auditorium .

Hearth room a nd class rooms complete unusually elongated plan .

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120 Ely Place. Buill 1908 for A. E. G il足 more. Two slOry house of Ian st ucco a nd brown stained wood. House is of Ihe Prairie perioo. Known as Airplane House beca use o f low pitched roof and wide overhanging caves, building is located on a knoll which accent uat es mobi le fee ling.

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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. Co nstructed

by Taliesi n st udems. C lapboards have w(.'athered 10 a grey color wh ich blends perfectly wilh the Slone and heavy vege足 tation on the sit e. Privalc residence.

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MADISON

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 em­ phasizes Oriental feeling. Private residence.

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10. JACOBS HOUSE II MADISON VICINITY

On Old Sauk Road al Belt Line Road, southwest of Middleton. Buill 1949 for Herbert J acobs. Two s tory house with nal projecting roof of the hemicyde type wit h berm wall on outer side , and s unken garden completing the circle of the inside wall. Walls of grey li mestone. First fl oor living area open 10 roof, bedrooms con­ tained in semi--circuiar suspended balcony.

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11 . HAROLD C. BRADLEY HOUSE

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106 N. Prospect Ave. A 1909 design by Louis H. Sullivan, wi th major contribu­ ti ons from his chief draftsman, George Grant Elmslie . Excellent restoration af­ ter tragic 1971 fire by Madison Architect Mark Purcell. Large two sto ry residence sheathed in shingles with imposing cant i­ levered 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 Minneapo­ lis 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 n­ tal groups of windows, inset wood trim, generous overhangs and the skin-like tex­ ture of stucco are characteristic of the style. Private residence.

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Ofr State Highwa y 2), 2Y2 miles west of

entrance to Tower Hill State Park, over· look ing Wisconsin River. Bu ill and re· built in va rious stages from 191 J to pre­

sent lime. Sign ificant portion known as Taliesin III built 1925. Buildings predo­ minantly 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.

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14. A. D. GERMAN WAREHOUSE RICHLAND CENTER

300 South C hurch Sl. (US 14). This bui l· ding constructed in 19 15. was never com­ pletely 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.

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15. FARM ERS AND M ERCHANTS UN ION BANK COLUMBUS

Corner or James St. and Broadway. This 1919 bank: building designed by Louis H. Sullivan was the last or his noteworthy Midwestern bank s, 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 de­ signed by the Madison architec ts Law, Law , Pot­ ter and Nystrom.

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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, 4 1, 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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