Madison in Dane County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Peck Cabin
Photographed By William J. Toman, June 9, 2010
1. Peck Cabin Marker
Inscription.
Peck Cabin. . Once located here, Peck Cabin -- Madison's first residence, business and post office -- was built by entrepreneurs Ebenezer and Roseline Peck in 1837. Constructing their cabin with adjoining additions near the new territorial capitol site, the Pecks opened their building as a public house and provided food, drink and lodging to visitors and new arrivals. On July 4th, 1837, the Pecks hosted the capitol cornerstone-laying celebration. Robert Ream assumed the business in 1838, and the cabin remained important to Madison's early development but was demolished in 1857.
Once located here, Peck Cabin -- Madison's first residence, business and post office -- was built by entrepreneurs Ebenezer and Roseline Peck in 1837. Constructing their cabin with adjoining additions near the new territorial capitol site, the Pecks opened their building as a public house and provided food, drink and lodging to visitors and new arrivals. On July 4th, 1837, the Pecks hosted the capitol cornerstone-laying celebration. Robert Ream assumed the business in 1838, and the cabin remained important to Madison's early development but was demolished in 1857.
Location. 43° 4.483′ N, 89° 22.784′ W. Marker is in Madison, Wisconsin, in Dane County. Marker is on King Street, 0.1 miles east of South Webster Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 125 South Webster Street, Madison WI 53703, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Fess Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Eben and Rosaline Peck
Looking west toward the marker (in lower left) with the Capitol in the background.
Photographed By William J. Toman, June 9, 2010
3. Peck Cabin Marker
Looking north toward the marker (lower right) with two state office buildings in the background. The sculpture in the plaza (the granite pillars) is named "Wisconsiana" after the Pecks' daughter, the first settler child born in Madison.
Wisconsin Historical Society
4. Madison in June 1837
Wisconsiana Victoria Peck, the first white child born in Madison, was born in this cabin on September 14, 1837. Sculptor, Vinnie Ream was born in the same cabin on September 25, 1847.
Lithograph by Kurz and Allison from a painting by Mrs. E. E. Bailey appearing in History of Dane County, Wisconsin, 1880.
Photographed By William J. Toman, June 9, 2010
5. Related Peck Cabin Marker
A nearby marker that also relates to the Peck Cabin.
Photographed By William J. Toman, June 9, 2010
6. Peck Cabin Markers
View of the relative locations of the two Peck Cabin markers, the plaque in the lower right and the Wisconsin historical marker in the background.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2010, by William J. Toman of Green Lake, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,522 times since then and 78 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on June 9, 2010, by William J. Toman of Green Lake, Wisconsin. 4. submitted on May 20, 2021, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 5, 6. submitted on June 9, 2010, by William J. Toman of Green Lake, Wisconsin. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.