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Brick Pattern on Madison Public Library Wall

Date: 05 02 1971
Description: The kaleidescope brick pattern on a wall of the Madison Public Library, 201 West Mifflin Street, built in 1964.
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Penn Park Shelter

Date: 02 27 1972
Description: Penn Park shelter house, 2101 Fisher Street, near the Dane County Coliseum.
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Art Deco Detail

Date: 08 18 1974
Description: Art Deco details on the exterior of the Reitan-Lerdahl and Company insurance building.
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West High School Overpass

Date: 12 19 1971
Description: An overpass connecting two school buildings at West High School at 309 Ash Street.
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East High School Windows

Date: 03 16 1975
Description: Exterior view of East High School with Gothic architecture reflected in the window tracery.
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Brittingham Beach Bathhouse

Date: 12 12 1971
Description: Exterior view of the bathhouse at Brittingham Beach on Monona Bay off North Shore Drive.
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Wisconsin Historical Society Lion Detail

Date: 09 03 1972
Description: Stone lion's head which serves as a decorative detail on the exterior of the Wisconsin Historical Society.
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State Office Building Details

Date: 05 26 1974
Description: Exterior view of the entrance to the State Office Building at 1 West Wilson Street with decorative columns and carving.
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Eagle Relief

Date: 06 08 1975
Description: A relief of an eagle, one of several, which decorates the exterior of the State Office Building at 1 West Wilson Street.
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Wilson Hotel

Date: 12 14 1969
Description: The small circular tower of the Wilson Hotel (now the Hotel Ruby Marie), at the corner of 524 East Wilson and South Blair Streets.
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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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Edgewood High School Detail

Date: 07 18 1976
Description: An elaborate cartouche above the main entrance to Edgewood High School, constructed in 1927, at 2219 Monroe Street. The Latin inscription translates to "To...
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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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Nielsen Tennis Stadium

Date: 05 14 1972
Description: Interior view of the Nielsen Tennis Stadium on Marsh Lane. The $4.2 million structure opened in 1968 as a result of a gift rom A. C. Nielson Sr., best know...
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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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Madison Gas and Electric Building

Date: 09 10 1969
Description: The Madison Gas and Electric Company building at 100 North Fairchild Street.
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Wisconsin Hall Painting

Date: 01 14 1973
Description: A folk art painting of a schoolhouse and an American flag, which was painted on boards temporarily covering a broken window at Wisconsin Hall at 126 Langdo...
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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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Lamp Post Feet

Date: 04 25 1976
Description: The base of a lamp post formed in the shape of crouched legs and feet. The lamp post is at the old main Post Office/Madison Municipal Building, 215 Monona ...
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City Market

Date: 11 28 1976
Description: City Market building, 101 North Blount at East Mifflin Street, built in 1909 and designed by architect Robert L. Wright. In 1920 it became the City of Mad...

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