114 W GILMAN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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114 W GILMAN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
114 W GILMAN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Julius T. & Catharine White House
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:37060
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):114 W GILMAN ST
County:Dane
City:Madison
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1856
Additions: 1885
Survey Date:1991
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Italianate
Structural System:
Wall Material:Stone - Unspecified
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Mansion Hill Historic District
National Register Listing Date:6/4/1997
State Register Listing Date:2/11/1997
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:Map code is 070914411156.

This residence was built sometime around 1854-1856 for Julius T. White. White was a prominent local businessman and later became a Union General during the Civil War, after which this house became known locally as "The White House." In 1857, White moved away from Madison and sold the house to George P. Delaplaine, who was the private secretary to Wisconsin's first two Governors.

"Built in 1856 by Julius T. White, secretary of the Wisconsin State Insurance Co., and his wife, Catherine, the sandstone house has significance on the life of naturalist John Muir. In the early 1860s, Muir was a frequent guest of Prof. Exra S. Carr and his wife Jane, who lived here from about 1859 to 1868. Mrs. Carr shared Muir's interest in botany and instructed him in the humanities. Muir described the Carr's home and "filled with books, peace, kindliness, and patience."

Joseph W. Hobbins, an early Madison business leader built an addition to the house in 1885. Hobbins came to Madison as a child in 1852. After 10 years of experience in the insurance business, he founded the Hobbins Insurance Co. of Madison. He turned over the insurance agency to his brother in 1883 and he organized the Capitol City Bank, in which he was cashier and vice-president. His wife, Mary, was born in Madison and later served as president of the Associated Charities and vice-president of the second district of the Wisconsin Federation of Women's Clubs in 1914-15. The Hobbins family owned the house from 1873 to the 1930s." Madison's Pioneer Buildings: A Downtown Walking Tour, 1987.
Bibliographic References:Madison's Pioneer Buildings: A Downtown Walking Tour, 1987.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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