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Jarvis-Ward-Atwood House
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The Jarvis-Ward-Atwood octagon house, 121 West Wilson Street, built for Mr. Jarvis from red brick made at a kiln, owned by W.A.P. Morris, at the turn of Langdon Street. The brick for Governor Farwell's octagonal house also came from this kiln. The Jarvis house was so expensive to build, however, that it had to be mortgaged. Only three of the fourteen rooms in the house are four-sided. The house later had a spiral staircase from the first to the fourth floor, and had eighteen steps per flight. It was later remodeled and used as a headquarters for the Salvation Army.
1923
Jackson
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Jarvis House
1948
The Jarvis-Ward-Atwood octagonal house, 121 West Wilson Street, built for Mr. Jarvis from red brick made at a kiln, owned by W.A.P. Morris, at the turn of Langdon Street. The brick for Governor Far...
Langdon Street Residence
circa 1920-1929
The Watson-Butler-Gilman-Montgomery house, located at 115 Langdon Street. The home was built by W.H. Watson in 1858, purchased by Professor James Davie Butler of the University of Wisconsin about 1...
Michael Fry House
1923
The Michael Fry / Frye ? house, 454 West Gilman Street, built in 1851 by Mr. Fry, who came here from Germany. His wife lived in the house until 1916. It is made of brick laid in ordinary bond, wit...
Group Posing in front of Salvation Army
August 30, 1945
Group portrait of children and group leaders wearing paper hats and carrying flags, posing in front of the Salvation Army building, 121 West Wilson Street (former octagon house).
