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A.T. Lamboley Cottage Circa 1923 A unique feature of this cottage
was its diagonal corners
On the first floor were front and
back screened porches, a kitchen, dining room and a living room with a fireplace The second floor
had three . . . — — Map (db m201542) HM
Fabricated by the Iowa Iron Company, the early well known bridge was built like a railroad trestle with black overhead supports. It served as the area's only route across the Yahara River. Nearby speakesies and its edge-of-town location gave the . . . — — Map (db m19930) HM
Blooming Grove Town Hall 1871-1967
Built on this site on land donated by Nathaniel Dean, the red brick one-room building served the Blooming Grove community for 96 years for elections and civic and community functions. — — Map (db m201493) HM
The summer cottage was built on the honeymoon camp site of Ray S. and Theo P. Owen; the connected house was added to serve the family year around. Owen, professor of Civil Engineering, University of Wisconsin, was a charter member of the Village . . . — — Map (db m19961) HM
Built originally as a garage, this brick structure served from 1932 to 1952 as the only neighborhood grocery. Operated by early settler Ernie Ferchland, the store served as a meeting place for Blooming Grove Township residents who planned . . . — — Map (db m68396) HM
Frank Allis House
1888
Built by the son of the founder of the
Allis-Chalmers Farm Machinery Company, this
14-room eclectic style manor house was among
the first year-round dwellings on the lakeshore.
The house contained seven . . . — — Map (db m201439) HM
This typical Wisconsin frame farmhouse was built by the son of a German immigrant on a forty-acre parcel. The land was later used as a truck farm and mink ranch. In 1950 an old chicken house on the property was converted to serve as the first . . . — — Map (db m31029) HM
This typical Wisconsin farmhouse became the retirement home in 1880 of early civic leader George Nichols. Five unusual round windows upstairs and a hilltop location provided a grand view of the area. Nichols School and Road, built on parcels of his . . . — — Map (db m19959) HM
Monona’s Birthplace
Dissatisfied with the services being provided by the Township of Blooming Grove, five residents of the area – Ernie Ferchland, Ray Owen, Ed Rothman, Walter Simon and Justin Waterman – met in Ernie’s Trading Post to . . . — — Map (db m68388) HM
Designed by Madison architect Frank Riley for a prominent undertaker, this Tudor-style house was built on an old cobblestone foundation. Painter Aaron Bohrod purchased it in 1959 and added a studio designed by Herb Fritz. Bohrod, artist in residence . . . — — Map (db m31028) HM
Roselawn Tower of Memories
May 2003 The founders of Roselawn Memorial Park having the foresight to develop
the first memorial park type cemetery
in the Madison and Monona area
Founded 1932 — — Map (db m201442) HM
Royal Airport
The site of an airplane landing field, hangars, flying schools and stunt shows, this field was the center of Madison aviation from 1926 to 1938, mainly through the efforts of Howard Morey and his founding of Madison Airways . . . — — Map (db m37008) HM
This was built in the late 1800's to protect the natural spring water in Springhaven, the farm of Judge E. W. Keyes. Later the clear water was used by area children to make lemonade for their picnics, held in what is now Stonebridge Park. — — Map (db m33224) HM
The Monona Mound is believed to have been built by the ancestors of the Ho-Chunk between AD 700 and 1100. The long tapering mound is often interpreted as an abstract turtle or water spirit. In 1988, due to the efforts of many local groups, this . . . — — Map (db m185576) HM
The largest of nineteen conical, oval and linear mounds once located in this vicinity, the Outlet Mound was constructed as a burial place by Woodland Indians about 2,000 years ago. It was saved from destruction by the Wisconsin Archaeological . . . — — Map (db m19958) HM
William Schultz House 1908
William Schultz built this period
frame farmhouse as the center of his 62
acre truck farm which was known for its
delicious strawberries. It also provided
milk and eggs to nearby cottage owners.
The property . . . — — Map (db m201440) HM
