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Wisconsin Mid-Century Modern Buildings (page 1)

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Appleton:
former Kohl's supermarket (Appleton)

Blue Mounds:
Cave of the Mounds Visitor Center

Country Jam
Eau Claire, WI
The Country Jam building was previously used as a gas station. The building now houses a real estate office. Does anyone know what was here originally and/or when it was built? [map]

Prudhon House
Evansville, WI
The Prudhon House was designed by John Steinmann and built in 1967. [map]

Glendale:
North Shore Water Filtration Plant
Solcare

Richard Smith House
Jefferson, WI
The Richard Smith House was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1950. For more, see this website. [map]

Hartwig's Gobbler Supper Club
Johnson Creek, WI
Hartwig's Gobbler Supper Club was designed by Helmut Ajango and built from 1966-1967. The building had a circular floor plan with a rotating bar at its center. Turkey was a big part of the restaurant's menu. The building features turkey eye shaped windows and railings. The restaurant featured a pink and purple interior. The adjacent motel, now demolished, was round in shape.

Hartwig died in 1979 and the place began to decline. The restaurant changed owners and names and eventually a major fire closed the place for many years. In 2002, it reopened as the "Round Stone Restaurant". It closed that same year and was vacant and for sale since then. In 2015, the building was restored and reopened as the Gobbler Theater, featuring concerts and comedy shows. The revolving bar was preserved. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Juneau:
Pyramid Supper Club

La Crosse Community Theatre and Cavalier Lounge
La Crosse, WI
The La Crosse Community Theatre was founded in 1963 and I believe they moved into this building and remodeled the facade then. The building was originally a theatre in the 1940s. The cavalier head statue on the building was designed by Bob Johnson and produced by Naegle Outdoor Advertising. It was probably installed on the building when the theatre was built. The building's other occupant, the Cavalier Lounge, has been here since 1934. The interior has been updated over the years. [map]

Hill Farms State Transportation Building [gone]
Madison, WI
This Hill Farms State Transportation Building was built in 1964. The building was demolished in 2018.

More Madison:
Kohl's Food Emporium [gone]