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Related Historical Markers
This is a list of markers for Madison's earliest buildings.
By William J. Toman, October 6, 2010
American House Marker on the American Exchange Bank Building
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| | American House
occupied this site
1838-1868
The first legislature
in Madison
met here
November 26, 1838 — — Map (db m36662) HM |
| | The Madison Hotel was built and owned by Col. Augustus A. Bird, one of the builders of the first Capitol in Madison. From this hotel, he waged a successful fight to keep Madison the Capital City.
Many of Madison's most prominent visitors, . . . — — Map (db m33722) HM |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m31701) HM |
| | Madison was little more than a few buildings and a swamp in 1847 when Leonard Farwell bought large amounts of land here. Orphaned at 11, Farwell built a very successful hardware business in Milwaukee while still in his 20s. He would soon transform . . . — — Map (db m32953) HM |
| | A hotel for the common man throughout its history, the nineteenth century facade of the Fess remains a reminder of the commercial character of the King Street and Doty Street area. George Fess, the original proprietor of the hotel, catered to . . . — — Map (db m32944) HM |
Apr. 19, 2024
