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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1P18_forest-hill-cemetery-effigy-mound-group_Madison-WI.html
Forest Hill is an intact example of the rural cemetery movement of the 19th century, in which cemeteries were located in a park-like setting that also served as a place for strolling, picnics, quiet recreation and contemplation. Many centuries bef…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13AB_blackhawk-country-club-mound-group_Madison-WI.html
theBlackhawk Country Club Mound GroupinShorewood Hills, Wisconsinis listed in theNational RegisterofHistoric Places
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWG9_howard-m-temin_Madison-WI.html
This path is dedicated to the memory of Howard M. Temin1934-1994
Distinguished Professor of Oncology (1960-1994)Eminent Virologist at the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer ResearchUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUYW_thorstrand_Madison-WI.html
These two Mediterranean Revival mansions were designed for Magnus and Annie Swenson and their daughter Mary North by Madison architects Law and Law. Swenson was a Norwegian immigrant who became an internationally famous inventor and humanitarian. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMURS_hickory-hill-house_Madison-WI.html
A very early Madison sandstone house this farm dwelling was presumably constructed for John G. Hicks, a New Yorker. In 1854 James P. Falkner, a speculator, bought the house hoping to develop "Mendota Village" around it. His assets were wiped out b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMURR_hocheera_Madison-WI.html
This large stucco house was designed by noted Madison bungalow designer, Cora Tuttle. From 1913 to 1937, it was the home of John R. Commons, a U.W. professor of economics. Commons was nationally significant as the author of important social reform…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTTS_hoyt-park_Madison-WI.html
Frank W. Hoyt (1852 - 1950) was a founder of the Madison Park and Pleasure Drive Association in 1894. He was its treasurer for 38 years, and served 11 more years on the Madison Parks board when it began managing Madison parks in 1932.
This park…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLP4_keystone-house_Madison-WI.html
Squire William Pethrick, English barrister and gentleman farmer, used native stone and timber to build this house here in 1853 on 30 acres of land. Pethrick chose the site because he believed that Madison's State Street would eventually be extende…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLNU_unitarian-meeting-house_Madison-WI.html
Unitarian Meeting Househas been designated aNational Historic LandmarkDesigned by renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright for the First Unitarian Society of Madison, the meeting house is an innovative building that has influenced religious architect…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHZB_site-of-former-greenbush-cemetery-burials_Madison-WI.html
Nineteenth century cemeteries were sometimes relocated as a community expanded. In 1845, land was purchased for a cemetery in the Greenbush neighborhood of Madison where St. Marys Hospital is located today. The cemetery became overcrowded with Mad…