Garnhart House | Painting | Wisconsin Historical Society

Painting

Garnhart House

Garnhart House | Painting | Wisconsin Historical Society
The house at 424 North Pinckney Street was built by Samuel H. Donnell in 1857-1858. Donnell was one of the architects for the former Capitol, and the house is built of the same stone as used in the Capitol. Later owned by J.H. Garnhart, then about 1887 by Mrs. Sarah Conover, and later by Mrs. Caroline Pierce, who maintained it as a rooming house. It is now a Madison city landmark and a bed & breakfast (Mansion Hill Inn). The iron fence was originally placed on a stone coping.
DESCRIPTION
The house at 424 North Pinckney Street was built by Samuel H. Donnell in 1857-1858. Donnell was one of the architects for the former Capitol, and the house is built of the same stone as used in the Capitol. Later owned by J.H. Garnhart, then about 1887 by Mrs. Sarah Conover, and later by Mrs. Caroline Pierce, who maintained it as a rooming house. It is now a Madison city landmark and a bed & breakfast (Mansion Hill Inn). The iron fence was originally placed on a stone coping.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:29737
Creation Date:circa 1938
Creator Name:Ford, Winifred
City:Madison
County:Dane
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Winifred Ford watercolors
Genre:Painting
Original Format Type:paintings
Original Format Number:PH 1669.13 (5)
Original Dimensions:19 x 24 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
See also Image ID: 29738. (Building also known as Pierce House, Garnhardt House, McDonnell House, Mansion Hill Inn.)
SUBJECTS
Architectural details
Balconies
Stone buildings
Trees
Architecture, Domestic
Boardinghouses
Lawns
Mansions
Porches
Cities and towns
Fences
Sidewalks

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