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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM118O_primrose-lutheran-church_Belleville-WI.html
In the mid-nineteenth century, many newly arrived Norwegian immigrants in southern Wisconsin depended upon the spiritual and practical guidance of itinerant Lutheran ministers to help successfully adapt to the new land. One of the most influential…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10YM_steinle-turret-machine-co_Madison-WI.html
The Steinle Turret Machine Co. building represents Madison's early industrial heritage. This building is significant as a manufacturing type known as a production shed. It is characterized by its one-story brick construction of considerable length…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10OZ_timothy-and-katherine-mccarthy-house_Madison-WI.html
This home is an exceptional example of the Free-Classic subtype of the Queen Anne style which was at the height of local popularity between 1880 and 1910. The Queen Anne style was derived from England and architects' interpretation of early Englis…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10OU_mattermore-malaney-house_Madison-WI.html
This vernacular house is significant as a surviving example from Madison's earliest residential era and as an increasingly rare, intact, gable-front type house with wood clapboard siding. The elements which define this folk form are evident on the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10NO_miller-house_Madison-WI.html
The earliest known Black-owned building remaining in Madison, this unassuming house has been the residence of two generations of the Miller family. From the time of William Miller's arrival here from Kentucky in 1901 members of the Miller family h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10NL_thomas-hill-grocery-and-residence_Madison-WI.html
These vernacular buildings are significant for their association with, and are among the last vestiges of, Madison's first African-American community. Both were moved to the site by African-American civic leader, John Turner. The two-story, gable-…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10IL_boutell-house_Madison-WI.html
The Boutell House is significant as an elegant and finely detailed example of the Georgian Revival style in Madison. The style, locally popular between 1900 and 1940, is the product of the emergence of interest in Colonial architecture of the Unit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM105A_gloria-dei-evangelical-lutheran-church_Madison-WI.html
The Gloria Dei Church is a striking example of the Gothic Revival style, which was locally popular between 1915 and 1945 for the design of religious buildings. The fa?ade is of brick and limestone. Decorative elements include Gothic-arched door an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZZ5_womans-building_Madison-WI.html
This building, built for the Woman's Club of Madison, is significant for its association with the national Woman's Club movement and to the cultural and social history of Madison. Participation in Woman's Clubs was a catalyst for influencing civic…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZV2_doty-school_Madison-WI.html
Built during a population boom in Madison, Doty School replaced the smaller Fourth Ward School built on this site in 1866. When it opened, the new school was renamed for Madison's founder, James Duane Doty, the person responsible for Madison's sel…