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Ackerman Farm House

Date: 1946
Description: Front view of the Ackerman farmhouse, built about 1841, located at University Avenue and East Mill Street.
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Executive Residence

Date: 1947
Description: A combination design and planting plan for the landscaping of the grounds of the Executive Residence, 130 East Gilman Street.
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Pendarvis House

Date: 1935
Description: Cornish Pendarvis house on Shake Rag Street.
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Drawing of Cornish Home

Date: 1960
Description: A Cornish house on Shake Rag Street.
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Indian Agency House

Date: 1930
Description: A sketch of the Indian Agency House, located near the site of Fort Winnebago. Text at bottom left reads: "Old Indian Agency House, Portage, Wisconsin, Buil...
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Stewart House

Date: 1900
Description: A sketch of the Stewart (I.N. Stewart?) home.
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View of Near East Madison

Date: 1967
Description: A depiction of the near east side of Madison circa 1885. The arrow indicates the location of the old Second Ward Grammar School and the circle shows the ar...
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William F. Vilas House

Date: 1954
Description: An illustration of the William F. Vilas house, 12 East Gilman Street, later occupied by the American Association of University Women.
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Benjamin Walker Castle Poem

Date: 1900
Description: Poem and drawing of the Walker Castle, entitled "The Deserted Castle."
Drawing

Buttles Farm House, Town Milwaukee

Date: 1952
Description: Ink drawing of a cabin in the woods. Cabin has one door and one window visible, as well as a stone chimney.
Drawing

Polperro House

Date: 1946
Description: Pencil drawing (graphite and ink?) of Polperro House, at the Pendarvis State Historical Site in Mineral Point. Features a side gable entrance and a log fra...
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De Pere House

Date: 1946
Description: Pencil drawing of a house at 421 Cass Street. The main entrance is on a long porch with columns, under a balcony. There is a side entrance on the left.
Drawing

Executive Mansion

Date: 1946
Description: Ink drawing of the Governor's Residence, 130 East Gilman Street. The stone building features a porch and wrap around balcony.
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Gothic Cottage

Date: 1946
Description: Pencil drawing of a Gothic cottage. Front gable features icicle patterned barge-boards, around a tall window on the second story with shutters and arched d...
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Pendarvis and Trelawny Houses at Pendarvis Complex

Date: 1946
Description: Pencil drawing of the Pendarvis and Trelawny Houses. Stone building with six over six windows on two levels, and three entrances. A stone wall runs along t...
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Illustration of "Yankee Hill"

Date: 10 30 1946
Description: At North Jackson and East Mason Streets, with the Sherman home (extreme left) and the Newton home (center). Four buildings are along the road.
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Night Cityscape

Date: 1941
Description: Woodcut illustration of a nighttime cityscape and a crescent moon.
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Plat of Sunset Hills

Date: 06 08 1960
Description: Blueprint plat of Sunset Hills sub-division.
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Proposed Development of the Fifth Cul-De-Sac

Date: 03 03 1937
Description: A pencil drawing of a proposed area of the planned community of Greendale, Wisconsin. The community was established as an objective of the Department of Ag...
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A Proposed Master Plan for Sunset Village

Date: 1938
Description: Architectural drawing of the Sunset Village neighborhood on the West side of the city of Madison. The poster description reads: A proposed master plan for ...

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