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Wisconsin's state building was a departure from the ordinary semi-classic style of architecture prevalent in 1904 exposition buildings, as it was conceived with an English domestic style. The two-story structure, with  its plastered walls and red gable roofs, amid the green foliage, provided a charming effect, in contrast to the more stately architecture. It  was  90 by 50 feet and was dedicated on May 29.


==Etymology==
High on the [[Plateau of States]], the Wisconsin building was built in the English style of domestic architecture, being two stories high with wide verandas on each side. Exquisitely appointed and handsomely furnished reception rooms were open for the entertainment of guests.


==Before the Fair==
==Description==
The State of Wisconsin determined on an innovation, and it worked it out in a picturesque building after the English domestic style. Its
red tiled roof and plastered outer walls; its wide galleries; its general homelike and inviting appearance marked it distinctly from
the regulation Exposition pavilion.
 
The main room opens up through the second floor to the roof, and about it, at the level of the second floor, passes a balcony from which entry is secured to eleven private chambers. A staircase ascends from below and divides to right and left to reach the balcony. Just to the right sits a Conover grand piano.
 
The main reception room had wainscoting stained a rich brown to the tops of the doors and windows. Above this, to the stairways and first floor ceiling contained a wide tapestry frieze in which the dense forests of the North were depicted. From the balcony hung an array of fine rugs, and others cover part of the polished floor.


==Description==
A portrait of Governor LaFollette hung in the main room.
Inside, grand staircase were finished in Flemish oak, and the furniture was the "mission style," which harmonized with the woodwork. Indian blankets in rich dull reds and blues hung from the railing of the wall, which emphasized the "mission" effect.


In the Palace of Educational, exhibits covered branches of school work from the Kindergarten to the State University. Extensive  displays of ores, polished granites
Water was imported from native springs of Wisconsin and served to visitors.
and pottery clays were in the Palace of Mines.  Their  Forestry display included a great variety of polished woods.  Wisconsin made its best record in the display in the Agricultural Palace, which was made up of agricultural products of the state and of butter and cheese exhibits.


==After the Fair==
==After the Fair==

Latest revision as of 01:30, 20 November 2022

Wisconsin State Building
LocationPlateau of States
Construction
Construction Cost$14,750 ($444,849 in 2021)
Dates
Dedication DayMay 29, 1904
Architecture
ArchitectFerry & Claes, of Milwaukee
Dimensions90' x 50'


High on the Plateau of States, the Wisconsin building was built in the English style of domestic architecture, being two stories high with wide verandas on each side. Exquisitely appointed and handsomely furnished reception rooms were open for the entertainment of guests.

Description[edit | edit source]

The State of Wisconsin determined on an innovation, and it worked it out in a picturesque building after the English domestic style. Its red tiled roof and plastered outer walls; its wide galleries; its general homelike and inviting appearance marked it distinctly from the regulation Exposition pavilion.

The main room opens up through the second floor to the roof, and about it, at the level of the second floor, passes a balcony from which entry is secured to eleven private chambers. A staircase ascends from below and divides to right and left to reach the balcony. Just to the right sits a Conover grand piano.

The main reception room had wainscoting stained a rich brown to the tops of the doors and windows. Above this, to the stairways and first floor ceiling contained a wide tapestry frieze in which the dense forests of the North were depicted. From the balcony hung an array of fine rugs, and others cover part of the polished floor.

A portrait of Governor LaFollette hung in the main room.

Water was imported from native springs of Wisconsin and served to visitors.

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