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"In 1888 the recently widowed Anna Gault Reynolds (1837-1906) founded a livery stable and hauling firm that operated out of a barn located behind her house at 616 E. Mifflin Street (not extant). Her firm began with four rigs and ten horses. Its modest success soon allowed her to build a new house next door at 614 E. Mifflin Street (gone). Her eldest son, Edward S. Reynolds, eventually became the head of the firm and began the specialty of heavy hauling that came to distinguish his company from other trucking concerns. In 1910 Reynolds and his wife Tine moved the original house at 616 E. Mifflin back on its lot and built the substantial brick house, designed by local architect Ferdinand Kronenberg. Here they raised their six children and Reynolds served for many years as the alderman of the district.
When Edward Reynolds died in 1929, his eldest son, Henry Reynolds, took over the management of the firm. Later he was joined by his brother, William. Together, the two grandsons of Anna Reynolds built the firm--Reynolds Transfer and Storage--into one of Wisconsin's largest hauling companies. In 1960 Henry Reynolds was elected mayor of Madison. Today the firm is operated by his sons, Edward and David Reynolds. The present headquarters of the firm, now the neighborhood's oldest continuously operated business, is located at 725 E. Mifflin Street." Old Market Place Neighborhood walking tour guide. Madison Landmarks Commission and Old Market Place Neighborhood Association, 1991.
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