Madison in Dane County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Monona Lake Assembly Normal Hall

D. R. Jones, Architect

— 1884 —

Monona Lake Assembly Normal Hall Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William J. Toman, September 6, 2010

1. Monona Lake Assembly Normal Hall Marker

Inscription. This pavilion was built as a 450-seat lecture hall for the Monona Lake Assembly. Established to provide instruction for Sunday school teachers, it soon became a popular summer camp for tourists from throughout the Midwest. As many as 15,000 came each year for religious instruction, entertainment, recreation, and lectures by such notables as William McKinley and "Fighting Bob" La Follette. The Hall is one of the last buildings remaining from Madison's heyday as a resort community.

Erected 1988 by the Madison Landmarks Commission. (Marker Number 83.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #25 William McKinley, and the Wisconsin, Madison Landmarks Commission series lists.

Location. 43° 3.22′ N, 89° 22.545′ W. Marker is in Madison, Wisconsin, in Dane County. It is on Olin-Turville Court. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1156 Olin-Turville Court, Madison WI 53713, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Wisconsin. It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Olin-Turville Park (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Heritage of the Hill (about 600 feet away);

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Bernie's Beach (approx. 0.7 miles away); Brittingham Boat House (approx. one mile away); John Nolen Causeway (approx. one mile away); American Tobacco Co. Warehouses (approx. 1.1 miles away); Eggiman House (approx. 1.1 miles away); La Follette House (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Madison.

Monona Lake Assembly Normal Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William J. Toman, September 6, 2010

2. Monona Lake Assembly Normal Hall

View from Olin-Turville Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William J. Toman, September 6, 2010

3. View from Olin-Turville Park

Credits. This page was last revised on August 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2010, by William J. Toman of Green Lake, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,069 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 7, 2010, by William J. Toman of Green Lake, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.