Insurance Exchange Building close view of entryway
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- Created Date
- 1959-09
- Description
Close view of decorative columns adorning the entryway of five story Italianate style stone and brick office building.
Photo of September 1959, shows some of the artistic ornamental work of more than a century ago, located at the Insurance Exchange building at the northeast corner of West Michigan and North Water streets, on the West Michigan street side, building of which was built in 1857. Photo shows posts at entrance, which have the effect or illusion as proceeding or coming out of the vases, the twists or twirls of each post differs, created as to give a counter and counter clockwise rotation, excellent architectural designing of so many years ago, other artistic ornamental work adorns the building. This building was regarded as the most elegant in Milwaukee when built.
- Partner
- Recollection Wisconsin
- Contributing Institution
- Milwaukee Public Library
- Subjects
- Insurance Exchange Building
State Bank of Wisconsin (Bank of Milwaukee Block)
Stone buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Building, brick -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Office buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Decoration and ornament -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
East Michigan Street (Milwaukee, Wis.) - Location
- 86 Michigan St
210 E Michigan St - Type
- image
- Format
- Black and white photograph
- Language
- English
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- Insurance Exchange Building close view of entryway. 1959-09. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/HstoricPho/id/389. (Accessed April 19, 2024.)
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- (1959-09) Insurance Exchange Building close view of entryway. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/HstoricPho/id/389
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- Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/HstoricPho/id/389>.