Edgewood

Edgewood (HMMDN)

Location: Madison, WI 53711 Dane County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 3.65', W 89° 25.193'

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This marks the site of two structures that together spanned 114 years of Dane County history.

Overlooking Lake Wingra, Edgewood Villa was built in 1855 for New York lawyer, John Ashmead. In 1856, Samuel Marshall, co-founder of the Marshall and Ilsley banking firm, acquired the home and the surrounding 55 acres. Governor Cadwallader C. Washburn purchased the property in 1873, and the Villa served as the Executive Residence for the remainder of his term.

In 1881, Washburn deeded the estate to the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa "to be used for educational purposes of the highest order." St. Regina's Academy, moved from downtown Madison, operated in the facility until the Villa burned in 1893. Edgewood Academy of the Sacred Heart, erected as its replacement, served many different functions, including boarding school, high school, college and convent, until razed in 1969.

Today, 100 years later, the Edgewood complex provides education at all levels.
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HM NumberHMMDN
Series This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Dane County Historical Society series
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Marker Number19
Year Placed1981
Placed ByDane County Historical Society
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Date Added Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 at 5:29pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 302949 N 4770412
Decimal Degrees43.06083333, -89.41988333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 3.65', W 89° 25.193'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 3' 39.00" N, 89° 25' 11.58" W
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Area Code(s)608
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1018-1056 Edgewood Ave, Madison WI 53711, US
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