Wisconsin: Madison Landmarks Commission
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historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM16CA_maeder-building-ellsworth-block_Madison-WI.html
The two-story Maeder building and the three-story Ellsworth block were constructed in 1871 as two distinct commercial buildings. Now considered one property, this block is significant as a representative example of the late 19th century commercial building …
historicalmarkerproject.com/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 type was co…
historicalmarkerproject.com/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 streetscape appea…
historicalmarkerproject.com/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 with Robe…
historicalmarkerproject.com/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 the first…
historicalmarkerproject.com/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, his widow bu…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1H2V_cardinal-hotel_Madison-WI.html
The Cardinal Hotel, designed by prolific Madison architect Ferdinand Kronenberg, is significant for its association with east Madison's commercial and railway corridor. Conceived primarily to serve rail passengers, when constructed the hotel towered over it…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1H8B_smith-and-lamb-block_Madison-WI.html
Designed by David R. Jones[,] one of Madison's early prominent architects, the Smith and Lamb Block is an example of the Gothic Revival style and the only known commercial building of that style in the city. Executed in red and cream brick and sandstone cre…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1HMM_schubert-building_Madison-WI.html
The Schubert Building is significant as a commercial example of the Queen Anne style and was built as a restaurant and saloon at the ground floor and an apartment above. Elements of the commercial Queen Anne style evident here include texture and variety in…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1HRK_chi-phi-fraternity_Madison-WI.html
The Chi Phi fraternity house is an outstanding example of the Tudor Revival style and is constructed of Madison sandstone. The striking design featuring steeply pitched and parapeted gables is one of the most accomplished works of premier Madison architects…