East Town in Milwaukee in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Brig. Gen. Rufus King’s Home

Photographed by Paul F, December 6, 2010

1. Brig. Gen. Rufus King’s Home Marker

Southside of two sided marker

Inscription. Built in 1838, the general’s 2-story wooden house on the northeast corner of Mason and Van Buren lent this intersection the name “King’s Corner.” It was razed in 1915. Rufus King (1814-1876) came to Milwaukee in 1845, was editor of the Milwaukee Sentinel and Gazette, a member of the 1848 Wisconsin Constitutional Convention, the superintendent of Milwaukee’s public schools, a UW regent, the organizer and commander of the famed “Iron Brigade” during the Civil War and U.S. Minister to Rome.

Erected 2010 by Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Auxiliary of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, The Milwaukee County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Education • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1838.

Location. 43° 2.42′ N, 87° 54.162′ W. Marker is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in Milwaukee County. It is in East Town. It is at the intersection of East Mason Street and North Van Buren Street, on the right when traveling west on East Mason Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Milwaukee WI 53202, 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 walking distance of this marker: Historic Milwaukee (about 400 feet away, measured

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in a direct line); Northwestern National Insurance Company (about 600 feet away); Saint John Cathedral (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Historic Milwaukee (about 700 feet away); Matthew Keenan House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Federal Building - U.S. Courthouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Court House Square (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Historic Milwaukee (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milwaukee.

Photographed by Paul F, December 6, 2010

2. Brig. Gen. Rufus King’s Home Marker

Northside of two sided marker

Photographed by Paul F, December 6, 2010

3. Brig. Gen. Rufus King’s Home Marker

Intersection of East Mason and North Van Buren Streets, with marker in center of picture behind fire hydrant.

Union Brigadier General Rufus King (January 26, 1814 – October 13, 1876) image. Click for full size.

Public domain (Library of Congress)

4. Union Brigadier General Rufus King (January 26, 1814 – October 13, 1876)

Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,450 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 6, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. 4. submitted on January 1, 2021, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.