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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S6U_eggiman-house_Madison-WI.html
The Eggiman House is Wisconsin's only Motohome, a low-cost, prefabricated home manufactured of metal and concrete panels and sold by American Homes, Inc. The Motohome, manufactured between 1932 and 1937, is a nationally important example of the ef…
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/HM12NL_schmidts-auto-inc_Madison-WI.html
Madison's oldest towing company, Schmidt's Auto, was founded in 1937 by Norbert and Viola Schmidt. Over the next 65 years, Norbert and his son, Lawrence, operated the business before Norbert's grandsons, Michael and John Schmidt, took over. In 200…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11V4_luther-memorial-evangelical-lutheran-church_Madison-WI.html
The Gothic Revival style church by preeminent Madison architects Claude & Starck is a masterwork example of this style. The mid-century Gothic Revival style education building by Reginald Stehr is significant as a contemporary representation of th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXK9_longfellow-school_Madison-WI.html
The Longfellow School served the ethnically diverse Greenbush neighborhood as a community anchor between 1918 and 1980. Designed by the prominent Madison firm of Law, Law and Potter, the school is an excellent example of the Elizabethan Revival, a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMULR_bernies-beach_Madison-WI.html
Bernie Holtman Park, commonly known as Bernie's Beach, was dedicated in 1981. It was previously known as South Shore Beach and, before that, Gilson Street Beach. From 1945 until his death in 1980, Bernard Julius Holtman was the owner of Bernie's G…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTXE_fire-station-4_Madison-WI.html
Designed by local architect, Lew F. Porter, Fire Station #4 is one of the oldest fire stations remaining in Madison. The tiny windows on the east facade lit horse stalls. The rapid expansion of University Heights, Wingra Park and other near west s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMS8M_spirit-of-greenbush_Madison-WI.html
[South Side:]
Mos na harroni. Do not forget us.Nina Pecoraro Borgman Carpenter
The best education I ever had was growing up in the Bush.Billy McDonald
For the Italian girls our parents were too strict. It was school, home, and church.Vict…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRWM_the-greenbush_Madison-WI.html
This memorial is dedicated to the memory of those immigrants who settled this area at the turn of the twentieth century.
The 'Greenbush' site, known as the Triangle area, was a unique neighborhood composed of fourteen homogeneous ethnic groups.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRUJ_vilas_Madison-WI.html
This park was a gift to the Madison Park and Pleasure Drive Association to be held in trust for the city of Madison by Colonel William Freeman Vilas and Anna M. Vilas in 1904. At their request, the park was named Henry Vilas Park in memory of thei…