On King Street 0.1 miles east of South Pinckney Street, on the right when traveling east.
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
On King Street 0.1 miles east of South Webster Street, on the left when traveling east.
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
On South Brearly Street at Spaight Street, on the right when traveling south on South Brearly Street.
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
On East Doty Street at Webster and King Streets, on the right on East Doty Street.
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
