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Composite image of two markers set close together, but not close enough to be readable in a single photo. The markers are a poignant reminder of one of the greatest tragedies in the history of the place that became Wisconsin -- the slaughter of most of Black Hawk's band -- not just warriors, but women and children -- at the Battle of the Bad Axe River, which runs into the Mississippi not far from here. Hwy 35, the Great River Road, between Prairie du Chien and La Crosse. The battle capped weeks of pursuit, which at one point led through the isthmus of what later became Madison, some 150 miles southeast of here.
Built in phases between 1911 and 1959, this Prairie and Organic Modern-style house and office were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright to serve as his family residence and studio, with two fires leading to substantial reconstruction of the house in 1914 and 1925. The house, which is named “Taliesin”, Welsh for “Shining Brow” or “Radiant Brow”, referring to the hill upon which it is situated, is a long and rambling structure with multiple sections built at different times, with the building serving as a living laboratory for Wright’s organic design philosophy, as well as growing with Wright’s family, wealth, and business. The house sits on a hill surrounded by fields, but is notably located below the top of the hill, which Wright saw as being such a significant feature of the landscape that it should remain untouched by the house’s presence. The house’s westernmost wings served as the home of livestock and farm equipment, as well as a garage, later becoming housing for the Taliesin Fellowship, where aspiring architects apprenticed with Frank Lloyd Wright. The central wing served as the Frank Lloyd Wright studio, where Wright and his apprentices and employees worked on projects for clients, as well as where Wright often met with clients. The eastern wing served as the Wright family’s residence, and was rebuilt twice, in 1914 and 1925, after being destroyed by fire, and is overall the newest section of the complex, though some portions of the west and central wings were added after the main phase of construction of the residence was complete.
The house is clad in stucco with a wooden shingle hipped and gabled roof, with stone cladding at the base and on piers that often flank window openings, large casement windows, clerestory windows, outdoor terraces and balconies, stone chimneys, and glass french doors, all of which connect the interior of the building to the surrounding landscape. The interior of the buildings feature vaulted ceilings in common areas, stone floors, stone and plaster walls, decorative woodwork, custom-built furniture, and multiple decorative objects collected by Wright during his life. The exterior of the house has a few areas distinctive from the rest of the structure, with a cantilevered balcony extending off the east facade drawing the eye towards the surrounding landscape from the living room of the residence, next to a large set of glass doors that enclose the living room and adjacent bedroom from a shallower cantilevered terrace, while to the west of the residence, and south of the central wing, is a landscaped garden, which rests just below the crest of the hill.
The building was the full-time home of Wright from 1911 until 1937, when Wright began to spend his winters at Taliesin West in Phoenix, Arizona, due to the effects of the Wisconsin winters on his health. For the rest of Wright’s life, the house was the summer home of Wright and the Taliesin Fellowship, and following his death, the house was deeded to the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, which operated and maintained the house as a museum and the home of multiple programs until 1990. Since 1990, the house has been under the stewardship of the nonprofit Taliesin Preservation Inc., which operates the house in conjunction with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. The building is a contributing structure in the Taliesin Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976. Taliesin was one of eight Frank Lloyd Wright buildings listed as The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2019. Today, Taliesin is utilized as a museum, offering tours and interpretation of Frank Lloyd Wright’s life and work.
Built in phases between 1911 and 1959, this Prairie and Organic Modern-style house and office were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright to serve as his family residence and studio, with two fires leading to substantial reconstruction of the house in 1914 and 1925. The house, which is named “Taliesin”, Welsh for “Shining Brow” or “Radiant Brow”, referring to the hill upon which it is situated, is a long and rambling structure with multiple sections built at different times, with the building serving as a living laboratory for Wright’s organic design philosophy, as well as growing with Wright’s family, wealth, and business. The house sits on a hill surrounded by fields, but is notably located below the top of the hill, which Wright saw as being such a significant feature of the landscape that it should remain untouched by the house’s presence. The house’s westernmost wings served as the home of livestock and farm equipment, as well as a garage, later becoming housing for the Taliesin Fellowship, where aspiring architects apprenticed with Frank Lloyd Wright. The central wing served as the Frank Lloyd Wright studio, where Wright and his apprentices and employees worked on projects for clients, as well as where Wright often met with clients. The eastern wing served as the Wright family’s residence, and was rebuilt twice, in 1914 and 1925, after being destroyed by fire, and is overall the newest section of the complex, though some portions of the west and central wings were added after the main phase of construction of the residence was complete.
The house is clad in stucco with a wooden shingle hipped and gabled roof, with stone cladding at the base and on piers that often flank window openings, large casement windows, clerestory windows, outdoor terraces and balconies, stone chimneys, and glass french doors, all of which connect the interior of the building to the surrounding landscape. The interior of the buildings feature vaulted ceilings in common areas, stone floors, stone and plaster walls, decorative woodwork, custom-built furniture, and multiple decorative objects collected by Wright during his life. The exterior of the house has a few areas distinctive from the rest of the structure, with a cantilevered balcony extending off the east facade drawing the eye towards the surrounding landscape from the living room of the residence, next to a large set of glass doors that enclose the living room and adjacent bedroom from a shallower cantilevered terrace, while to the west of the residence, and south of the central wing, is a landscaped garden, which rests just below the crest of the hill.
The building was the full-time home of Wright from 1911 until 1937, when Wright began to spend his winters at Taliesin West in Phoenix, Arizona, due to the effects of the Wisconsin winters on his health. For the rest of Wright’s life, the house was the summer home of Wright and the Taliesin Fellowship, and following his death, the house was deeded to the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, which operated and maintained the house as a museum and the home of multiple programs until 1990. Since 1990, the house has been under the stewardship of the nonprofit Taliesin Preservation Inc., which operates the house in conjunction with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. The building is a contributing structure in the Taliesin Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976. Taliesin was one of eight Frank Lloyd Wright buildings listed as The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2019. Today, Taliesin is utilized as a museum, offering tours and interpretation of Frank Lloyd Wright’s life and work.
A new print, available at Justseeds:
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The central image is also in our group of downloadable Wisconsin solidarity graphics:
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We had a great time over the weekend in Madison, Wisconsin. This is the sitting area in our room. The books are mostly from the early to mid 1800's. Polished marble fireplace, antique furnishings, tall lace-paneled and shuttered windows and multi-paned French doors recall the lavishness of the mansion's renowned hostess. A hidden door within floor-to-ceiling bookcases opens to a sumptuous bath revealing round-arch windows, classic columns, marble and tile. See the exterior here www.flickr.com/photos/arthill/165350592/
And see www.flickr.com/photos/arthill/165376282/ for the part of the room to my right
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The Wisconsin - Illinois state line marker along the railroad tracks just south of Shirland Avenue and Beloit City Hall.
We got great seats to the final regular-season game of the 1994 season. The Badgers beat the Illini 19-13, with most of the scoring happening in the 4th quarter, and the winning drive happening right as time was expiring.
Wisconsin Badgers kick an extra point during the Big Ten Football Championship NCAA football game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers Saturday, December 1, in Indianapolis. The Badgers won 70-31. (Photo by David Stluka)
Sunday, June 1, 2008. No one is at the capitol building. We run amok.
The painting at the center of the dome is titled "Resources of Wisconsin" and features a woman wrapped in the American flag. Um...okay, sure.
Wisconsin's capitol dome is shorter than the U.S. capitol by a whopping 1/2 inch out of respect. But its volume is greater. Take that, U.S. capitol.
Compare to other capitol rotundas.
Built in 1929 and expanded in 1955, this Renaissance Revival-style apartment building was designed by Flad and Moulton, and is known as Kennedy Manor. The building is clad in buff brick with a rusticated limestone base, stone trim, including decorative surrounds at the entrances that feature broken pediments and doric pilasters, first floor window trim with broken pediments at the corner window bays, belt coursing at the base of the first floor and fifth floor windows, stone relief panels on the parapet, and at the corners of the base, quoins at the corners, six-over-six and four-over-four windows, entrance doors with fanlight transoms, and a decorative cartouche between the windows over the main doorway on Langdon Street. The building is a contributing structure in the Langdon Street Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
This photo comes from the album of my great uncle who lived in Gordon Wisconsin. It probably was taken between 1910 and 1920.