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Boathouse Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
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Partial view of a boathouse at the foot of North Carroll Street, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built for the city of Madison. The University of Wisconsin-Madison campus is seen in the distance across Lake Mendota.
April 24, 1899
Brown, Charles N.
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Frank Lloyd Wright Boathouse
1900
A Lake Mendota boathouse, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built at the foot of North Carroll Street in 1893.
Frank Lloyd Wright Boathouse
1920
Exterior view from the lake of the Madison City Boathouse at the foot of North Carroll Street on Lake Mendota. It was an early design of Frank Lloyd Wright.
City Boathouse
1920
Elevated view toward Lake Mendota towards the City Boathouse, which was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The boathouse was at the foot of North Carroll Street. It stood from 1893 until the late 1920's.
Frank Lloyd Wright Boathouse
June 10, 1894
View across water along shoreline towards the City Boat House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, at the foot of North Carroll Street on Lake Mendota.
Frank Lloyd Wright Boathouse
View from lake towards the Frank Lloyd Wright Boathouse, also known as the City Boat House. The boathouse was at the foot of North Carroll Street on Lake Mendota. It was an early design by Frank Ll...
University of Wisconsin-Madison Buildings
1899
View along shoreline of University of Wisconsin-Madison buildings across Lake Mendota from Carroll Street. The Armory (Red Gym or Old Red), a boathouse, and Bascom Hall on Bascom Hill are in the ba...
