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Third Wisconsin State Capitol
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View from street through gates towards the Third Wisconsin State Capitol, the second in Madison, as seen from East Washington Avenue. The iron fence and stone gateways around the perimeter of the Capitol Park were designed by Stephen V. Shipman, who had also designed the dome, completed in 1873. There are iron sculptures on top of the columns.
1899
Brown, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1872-1946
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WHi 2223
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) Park Gateway
1899
Third Wisconsin State Capitol (the second in Madison), showing the East Washington Avenue gateway and iron fence. In reality the statues, which were meant to represent the four seasons, were less i...
Capitol Park Gateway at West Washington Avenue
circa 1870-1879
View from street through gates towards a small group in front of the third Wisconsin State Capitol near the West Washington Avenue entrance. The iron fence and stone gateways around the perimeter o...
Group in front of Wisconsin State Capitol
1875
Small group in front of the Wisconsin State Capitol viewed from East Washington Avenue. Some telegraph wires are strung across foreground. The card is from the series "The Beauties of the City of ...
Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) Dome Elevation
1884
Drawing by architect Stephen Vaughn Shipman of the dome for the third Wisconsin State Capitol. Wisconsin selected Shipman's design for the dome because of its similarity to the recently-constructed...
Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) without Dome
1868
View from unpaved Wisconsin Avenue looking east toward the third Wisconsin State Capitol sometime prior to the completion of the dome (1869). The portion of the building seen here was designed by A...
Wisconsin State Capitol Building
1904
Wisconsin's Third Capitol building seen from across the road, with a fountain just inside the gate, which has sculptures on top of the columns. The grounds are surrounded by columns and a fence.
