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Floral Shield Detail

Date: 01 27 1974
Description: Carved stone shield and flower detail on the exterior of the Chi Psi Lodge Fraternity house at 150 Iota Court.
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Wells Printing Company Detail

Date: 03 10 1974
Description: Art Deco detail above the entrance to Wells Printing Company at 121 West Main Street.
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Steensland House Glass Door

Date: 03 17 1974
Description: Unique leaded glass design in the front double doors at the Steensland House (Bethel Parish Shop), 315 North Carroll Street.
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Bethel Lutheran Parrish Shop Details

Date: 03 24 1974
Description: Exterior detail of the Bethel Lutheran Parrish Shop, 315 North Carroll Street featuring a decorative corbel and frieze along the top of the front porch. Al...
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Quisling Clinic Tracery Details

Date: 04 07 1974
Description: Exterior view of the Edmund & Ida Hart House (now attached to the Quisling Terrace Apartments) at 412 Wisconsin Avenue featuring window tracery.
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Hovde Building Detail

Date: 06 02 1974
Description: Stone carved panel (one of 24 panels) on the front of the Hovde Building at 122 West Washington Avenue. The design on the panel depicts a dynamo and lighti...
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State Office Building Decorative Detail

Date: 06 09 1974
Description: A relief of a partial State Seal design over the Wilson Street entrance of the State Office Building's east wing.
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Coats of Arms at the Orpheum

Date: 06 16 1974
Description: Two coats of arms which are carved into the building face of the Orpheum Theatre at 216 State Street above the marquee.
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Greyhound Bus Company Terminal Detail

Date: 06 23 1974
Description: A wing and wheel design carved above a window at the Greyhound Bus Company terminal at 122 West Washington Avenue.
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Art Deco Roof Lights

Date: 06 30 1974
Description: Roof-edge lights on the Tenney Building at 110 East Main Street. The lights and building reflect an Art Deco design.
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Iron Lightpost

Date: 07 14 1974
Description: Decorative iron lightpost at the entrance to the State Office Building at 1 West Wilson Street.
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Baskin O & V Detail

Date: 07 28 1974
Description: Exterior decorative detail featuring carved columns decorated with faces, vines and leaves on Baskin O & V at 7 North Pinckney Street.
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Angel and Wings Detail

Date: 09 15 1974
Description: Carved stone angel and wings detail on the exterior of the Lutheran Memorial Church at 1021 University Avenue.
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Egyptian Revival Bird Detail

Date: 09 29 1974
Description: Carved bird in Egyptian Revival design above the entrance to the Levitan Building at 15 West Main Street.
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Terra Cotta Detail

Date: 10 27 1974
Description: Decorative terra cotta details on the exterior front of the Schlimgen Building at 1327 University Avenue.
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Bas-Relief on Madison Business College

Date: 11 17 1974
Description: A stone bas-relief of an announcer adorns the entrance to Madison Business College at 215 West Washington Avenue. This building used to house WKOW radio an...
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Decorative Garden Sculpture

Date: 01 19 1975
Description: 12-foot-high Cambodian warrior head sculpture in the garden at 237 Waubesa Street. It was made from concrete by the artist Sydney Boyum. Many of his scuptu...
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Concrete Garden Sculpture

Date: 01 26 1975
Description: Concrete figures of Smokey the Bear and a comical bust in an otherwise Oriental garden at 237 Waubesa Street. These are scuptures made by the artist Sydney...
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Athena Mural

Date: 02 23 1975
Description: Three-story tall painting of Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom and war, that decorates the rear wall of a State Street restaurant.
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Strand Theater Details

Date: 03 09 1975
Description: Decorative details on the upper exterior of the Strand Theater at 16 East Mifflin Street featuring classical Greek engaged (recessed) columns that reflect ...

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