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Young Frank Lloyd Wright

Date: 1885
Description: Frank Lloyd Wright as a young man.
Photograph

The Lloyd Jones Family

Date: 1883
Description: A group portrait of about 40 members of the Lloyd Jones family. The empty chair in the front row was placed in memory of the wife of Richard Lloyd Jones.
Historical Essay

Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959

Read about the life of this influential Wisconsonite and his contributions to the field of architecture. Article includes links to many primary sources.
Property Record

COUNTY HIGHWAY T, 1/4 MILE E OF STATE HIGHWAY 23, S SIDE

Community: Wyoming
County: Iowa
Historic Name: Unity Chapel
Reference Number: 16190
Property Record

1226 MAIN ST

Community: Lake Geneva
County: Walworth
Historic Name: 
Reference Number: 67452
Photograph

Pupils of the 2nd Ward School

Date: 1882
Description: A group portrait of students at the 2nd Ward School. The students are posing in front of the building, with girls in the front (straw hats on laps), boys i...
Historical Essay

Capitol Collapse Disaster of 1883

Brief history of the 1883 Capitol collapse disaster.
Photograph

Science Hall at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Date: 1887
Description: View up Langdon Street of the new Science Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Property Record

2650 N WAHL AVE

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: North Point Lighthouse and Keeper's Quarters
Reference Number: 16746
Photograph

The Whiting House

Date: 1880
Description: View from water over boats towards the four-story wood frame Second Empire style Whiting House Hotel standing on the lake shore at Lake Geneva. Several set...
Photograph

Whiting House

Date: 1880
Description: Stereograph view of the Whiting House with its large harbor and boats. Whiting House is a four-story wood frame Second Empire style hotel standing on the l...
Photograph

Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) Construction Disaster

Date: 1883
Description: The third Wisconsin State Capitol after the unfinished South Wing collapsed on November 8, 1883. Defective workmanship and shoddy construction materials ca...
Property Record

975 OBSERVATORY DR

Community: Madison
County: Dane
Historic Name: Metal and Mining Engineering
Reference Number: 101190

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