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Capital House Hotel
| An illustration of the Capital House, from the 1858-1859 Madison City Directory. The first-class hotel opened in 1853, was later bought by L.B. Vilas and changed its name to Vilas House hotel. Later it was converted into an office building called the Pioneer Block. |
| Image ID: | 34589 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1859 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Madison |
| County: | Dane |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Place File* |
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| From Stanley C. Hanks Collection Notes PH 6095: The Vilas House was erected by a joint stock company consisting of L.G. Farwell, L.B. Vilas, G.C. Fairchild, Simeon Mills, E.B. Dean and others. It was started in 1852 and opened for business under the name of 'Capital House'. The hotel was originally build with five stories as it is today, however, the iron balcony was removed a good many years ago. The building was 66 feet on Main Street and 86 feet on Monona Avenue, then called Wisconsin Avenue. The face constructed of yellow stone, and was one of the best known hotels in this part of the country. |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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