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Soldiers' Orphans Home

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph of Soldiers' Orphans Home, formerly Harvey Hospital. The octagon house was originally built for Governor Leonard J. Farwell and designed by Aug...
Drawing

Wisconsin State Capitol (Second) Sketch

Date: 1851
Description: A watercolor view of Madison. Prominent on the left side of King Street is the Madison Hotel.
Photograph

John Suhr Residence

Date: 1914
Description: John J. Suhr residence at 121 Langdon Street, designed by City Engineer and architect Captain John Nadar. Built in 1886 for immigrant John J. Suhr, Sr. (18...
Photograph

Park Hotel at Carroll and Main Streets

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view of the exterior of the Park Hotel at Carroll and Main Streets. There is a church building in the background on the left.
Photograph

Soldiers' Orphans Home, Farwell House

Date: 1870
Description: Group of people posing outside of Soldiers' Orphans Home, located on Spaight Street between Paterson and Brearly Streets. The building was originally const...
Postcard

Madison City Hospital

Date: 1910
Description: View of City Hospital, which became known as Madison General Hospital and is now Meriter Hospital. It was designed by Madison architects Louis W. Claude an...
Photograph

U.S. Centennial Ceremonies on the Square

Date: 07 04 1876
Description: Stereograph of view of procession, military company and citizens at Great Centennial Day at the Capitol Square. Scene at Main and Carroll Streets showing t...
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Park Hotel

Date: 1871
Description: Exterior view of the Park Hotel. Among its fine features are black walnut trim, Brussels carpet, marble-topped furniture, and spring beds. The hotel was on...
Photograph

Soldiers' Orphans' Home/Monona Academy

Date: 1877
Description: This building, on an entire block of Spaight and Brearly Streets with Lake Monona, was originally the governor's mansion for Leonard J. Farwell. The Farwel...
Photograph

Raiffeisen House

Date: 01 16 1939
Description: Raiffeisen House, CUNA Mutual Society office, 142 East Gilman Street. It was originally the Benjamin Franklin Hopkins house built in 1863.
Photograph

Capitol Park and Park Hotel

Date: 1873
Description: Elevated view of the Park Hotel at the intersection of Carroll and Main streets, with the Capitol Park on the right. Several carriages are hitched at the p...
Photograph

People in front of Park Hotel

Date: 1875
Description: Park Hotel on the corner of Main and Carroll Streets. The Park Hotel wagon and baggage wagon are in front of the hotel. People are in front of the building...
Painting

Levi B. Vilas House

Date: 1938
Description: Levi B. Vilas built this house in 1853 at 521 North Henry Street on the corner of Langdon Street.
Painting

Jairus Fairchild House

Date: 1938
Description: Jairus Cassius Fairchild, the first mayor of Madison, built this house in 1850 at 302 South Wisconsin Avenue (renamed Monona Avenue in 1877) at West Wilson...
Painting

Executive Residence

Date: 1938
Description: This Italianate sandstone house was built in 1856 by Julius T. White at 130 East Gilman Street. The house was later owned by J.G. Thorp, whose daughter mar...
Painting

Kendall / Storer House

Date: 1938
Description: The George Storer house, 104 East Gilman Street, built in 1855 by John E. Kendall.
Painting

Judge James C. Hopkins House

Date: 1938
Description: The Judge James C. Hopkins house built in 1850 at 134 West Wilson Street.
Painting

Keenan / Knight House

Date: 1938
Description: John H. Knight house, 28 East Gilman Street, built by Napoleon B. Van Slyke in 1858. Later owned by Knight, then Dr. George Keenan.
Painting

Garnhart House

Date: 1938
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...
Painting

Garnhart House

Date: 1938
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...

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