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Billfold Factory Finds New Life as Apartments

Amity Leather Products Factory, West Bend, Wisconsin
A 1915 textile mill's multi-story form is renovated. Exposed steel and timber ceiling capture the industrial historic character of the building.
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Reed School Restoration

Neillsville, Wisconsin
This 1915 one-room country school, serving Wisconsin students through 1951, was restored to its appearance during the 1940s.
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Hospital Gets New Lease on Life as Senior Housing

Reedsburg Municipal Hospital, Reedsburg, Wisconsin
After sitting empty for several years, the 1932 Reedsburg Municipal Hospital was converted to independent-living senior apartments.
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Tax Credits Fuel Adaptive Use Project

Copeland Service Station, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Using tax credits, a neglected 1938 Milwaukee gas station was reinvented as a coffee shop, preserving its Streamline Moderne style.
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Finnish Log Home Rehabilitated by Grandson

John Palo Homestead, Oulu, Wisconsin
A 1909 Wisconsin northwoods log home rehabilitation preserves family heritage and an important piece of the state's history. Tax credits helped fund t
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Apartment Conversion of Historic School Maintains Charm

Mineral Point High School, Mineral Point, Wisconsin
A 1903 high School's special Richardsonian Romanesque historic details are maintained. Lockers were left in place in the original wide corridors and b

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