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Soldiers' Orphans' Home/Monona Academy
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This building, on an entire block of Spaight and Brearly Streets with Lake Monona, was originally the governor's mansion for Leonard J. Farwell. The Farwell mansion was the first of two octagonal houses built in Madison. It then became a home for the orphans of Civil War soldiers and finally became the Monona Academy, a Norwegian Lutheran seminary. This building was levelled in 1895. A group of men, women and children are posing on the balcony on the right. Lake Monona is in the background on the left.
1877
Dahl, Andreas Larsen, 1844-1923
Publication Information
| Creator | Dahl, Andreas Larsen, 1844-1923 |
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| Contributor | Dahl, Lewis |
| Date Created | 1877 |
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Extent | 1 photograph |
| Dimensions | 13 x 21 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Andreas Larsen Dahl photographs, 1870-1880, 1910-1915 |
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| Call Number | (D31)587 |
| Catalog Record | https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/999465624302121 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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Octagonal House
1877
This building, on an entire block of Spaight and Brearly Streets with Lake Monona, was originally the governor's mansion for Leonard J. Farwell. The Farwell mansion was the first of two octagonal h...
Monona Academy
1877
In the foreground stands the Monona Academy and in the background the Norwegian Lutheran Seminary, housed in the octagonal former Soldiers' and Orphans' home on Madison's east side. This view is me...
Women in front of Norwegian Lutheran Seminary
1877
In the distance, women stand in front of the Norwegian Lutheran Seminary. On the right is an octagonal outbuilding, possibly a carriage house. The seminary was located next to Monona Academy on Mad...
F.A. Schmidt and Family
1877
F.A. Schmidt, professor of theology at the Norwegian Lutheran Seminary, with his family on the grounds of the seminary, formerly the Soldiers' and Orphans' home.
View From Southeast Shore of Lake Monona
1875
View from Southeast shore of Lake Monona across a cornfield, perhaps on the farm of Thomas Williamson.
Railroad Tracks by Lake Monona
1873
View down railroad tracks at Angle Worm Station alongside Lake Monona. The station's unusual name originated from a speech given by Captain Frank Barnes every Fourth of July on how civilization was...
