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Designed by contractor and self-styled architect Charles E. Marks. Marks built several fine houses in the city's western suburbs with his brother Eugene Marks. His designs include 110 Grant St, 1909 Adams St, 2119 Madison St, 1725 Monroe St, 2006 Madison St, 2015 Jefferson St.
"Most building contractors play some role in modifying designs for their clients but few produce their own designs. One exception was Charles E. Marks (1875-?), a Madison carpenter, contractor and self-styled architect who built a number of fine houses in the city's western suburbs. Marks and his brother, Eugene H. Marks (1873-1933), both learned the carpentry trade from their father, Henry P. Marks. After their family moved to Madison in 1894 the brothers worked together for a few years before starting their separate but parallel careers.
The identified houses of the brothers show that both were skilled at adapting currently fashionable styles for their clients. The works of Eugene Marks in the Wingra Park area include 215 Adams Street (1915); 1504 Madison Street (1918) ; 1506 Madison Street (1916); 2015 Monroe Street (1914); 1108 Garfield Street (1912). Some works of Charles Marks in this same area include 1101 Grant Street, 1909 Adams Street (1912), 2119 Madison Street; and the Colby building, 1725 Monroe Street (1914). He also occupied (and probably designed and built) three other houses in the area: 2006 Madison Street (1898-1900); 2015 Jefferson Street, and this excellent Shingle Style house at 1815 Jefferson Street." Architect Network, Inc., Second Annual Arts and Crafts Conference, 2000; and The Greenbush-Vilas Neighborhood: A Walking Tour. Madison Landmarks Commission and the Brittingham-Vilas Neighborhood Association, 1991.
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