Photograph
North Wing of the Pierce House
Exterior view of the north wing of the Pierce house at 424 North Pinckney Street, featuring ornate ironwork and carved stone details a good example of Romanesque revival architecture. |
Image ID: | 36228 |
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Creation Date: | 12 23 1973 |
Creator Name: | Potter, James T. |
City: | Madison |
County: | Dane |
State: | Wisconsin |
Collection Name: | James T. Potter Collection |
Genre: | Photograph |
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Built of Prairie du Chien sandstone, the house is symmetrically designed with great stone torches at the rooftop corners, corbel gables, and classically arched windows. The house was designed by the same architects who created the Gates of Heaven Synagogue. Originally published in a Wisconsin State Journal column entitled "Have You Seen This Madison?". The column ran from 1969 to 1977. (Building also known as Pierce House, Garnhardt House, McDonnell House, Mansion Hill Inn.) |
Architectural details |
Carving (Decorative arts) |
Architecture, Domestic |
Mansions |
Cities and towns |
Outdoor photography |
Facades |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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