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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1F47_way-of-the-cross-at-cathedral-place_Madison-WI.html
This is the once and future site of the cathedral church of the Diocese of Madison. Saint Raphael, the first Catholic parish in Madison, laid the cornerstone for its second church here in 1854. It was built of native stone and faced Main Street. T…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DXQ_emily-thompson-house_Madison-WI.html
Emily Torstensenseim immigrated to the United States from Norway with her parents at the age of four. When she grew up she married a fellow Norwegian immigrant, Ole Thompson, who became a successful hotelier and grocer. Shortly after his death, hi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D0E_stephen-moulton-babcock_McFarland-WI.html
Stephen Moulton Babcock came to the University of Wisconsin faculty in 1887 and remained until his death in 1931. His life was filled with a great eagerness to know and a persistent desire to serve. He is best known for the perfection of the butte…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BKL_luther-memorial-chapel_Madison-WI.html
This limestone chapel was designed by the prolific Madison architectural firm of Claude and Starck in the Elizabethan Revival style. The building's asymmetrical design features a monumentally scaled entrance and a ribbon of Tudor-arched windows at…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AMF_ernies-trading-post_Monona-WI.html
Built originally as a garage, this brick structure served from 1932 to 1952 as the only neighborhood grocery. Operated by early settler Ernie Ferchland, the store served as a meeting place for Blooming Grove Township residents who planned the inc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AM7_mononas-birthplace-mononas-history_Monona-WI.html
Monona's Birthplace
Dissatisfied with the services being provided by the Township of Blooming Grove, five residents of the area - Ernie Ferchland, Ray Owen, Ed Rothman, Walter Simon and Justin Waterman - met in Ernie's Trading Post to discuss s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19MH_mohr-christoffer-block_Madison-WI.html
These two buildings of an original three-building block were designed in the Italianate style, elements of which are visible above the first story. While this block housed a variety of businesses, it is historically significant for its association…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18YQ_middletons-beginning_Madison-WI.html
This immediate area was the site of the first Middleton, settled shortly after Dane County was formed. Early settlers Harry Barnes and his father, Joe, were captains in the Civil War. Harry suggested that the area be called Middletown, after his h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16CW_winterbotham-building_Madison-WI.html
The Winterbotham building is significant to the local history of urban commercial architecture. Its presence within an historic late-19th century commercial group, facing the Capitol building, provides a glimpse of how the downtown Madison streets…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16CC_olson-and-veerhusen-building-hobbins-block_Madison-WI.html
This block is comprised of two buildings constructed seven years apart. Although altered, this block is significant as a representative example of the commercial building type and the early history of local commercial architecture. This building t…