Photograph
The Wirth House
![The Wirth house, later the residence of Police Chief William H. McCormick, located at 2817 Milwaukee Street. The newer addition was built circa 1882, the older about 1850. According to an article in the <i>Capital Times</i> on July 4, 1948, "... [the house was] built of bricks which came from the old Gerstenbrei brickyard by a Mr. Heim for the Jacob Wirth family which occupied it for so many years."](http://images.wisconsinhistory.org/700005040115/0504001271-l.jpg "The Wirth House")
| The Wirth house, later the residence of Police Chief William H. McCormick, located at 2817 Milwaukee Street. The newer addition was built circa 1882, the older about 1850. According to an article in the Capital Times on July 4, 1948, "... [the house was] built of bricks which came from the old Gerstenbrei brickyard by a Mr. Heim for the Jacob Wirth family which occupied it for so many years." |
| Image ID: | 52175 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1948 |
| Creator Name: | Capital Times |
| City: | Madison |
| County: | Dane |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Wisconsin place file, circa 1850s-circa 1950s |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PF Madison.1311 |
| Original Dimensions: | 8 x 6.5 inches |
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