Property Record
114 W GILMAN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Julius T. & Catharine White House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 37060 |
| Location (Address): | 114 W GILMAN ST |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1856 |
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| Additions: | 1885 |
| Survey Date: | 1991 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Mansion Hill Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 6/4/1997 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 2/11/1997 |
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| 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. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Madison's Pioneer Buildings: A Downtown Walking Tour, 1987. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |