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Madison Central Fire Station, Detail
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Two ornamented windows at the Central Madison Fire Station, 18 South Webster Street. The lintel (the brick and stone arch) above the second story windows is decorative, with a functional steel lintel behind it for support.
October 19, 1969
Potter, James T.
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WHi 35318
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Madison Fire Department, Rogers Company
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