Promoting an understanding and appreciation of the history and architecture of the Marquette Neighborhood.
banner - workers outside L.L. Olds Seed Company, 712 Williamson St.
Friends of Historic Third Lake Ridge
Search Results

Block #123


Historical Photographs and Images

William Hyland plumbing truck on looking down Railroad St from Blair St. On the right is the Chicago Northwestern freight building. On the left is the Wisconsin Foundry. In the backgorund is the Blount power station, pre-1923 rebuild.

Date: 1920 c

Gauge inscribed "Wisconsin Foundry and Machine Works"

Wisconsin Foundry Match Book

Courtesy of Gary Tipler
Modern Photographs and Images
No Results
City of Madison Directory 1858
Note: No addresses are given in the directory, only street names. Blocks and addresses are unknown.
Spaight St. is listed as Farwell. Rutledge St. is listed as Promenade

Last Name/Business First Name Type Listed As Probable Address Occupation Employer/Place of Business
Kanebel George H. home Blair bet Main and Wilson blacksmith
Mercer George H. home Blair bet Main and Wilson speculator
Strober George home Blair bet Main and Wilson shoemaker


City of Madison Directory 1890-91

Last Name/Business First Name Type Address Occupation Employer
Fryer Ellen boards 109   S   Blair   dressmaker Susan I. Ogilvie, dry goods, dressmaking, millinery and carpets, 17-21 E. Main St.
Scheele Frederick residence 109   S   Blair   harnessmaker Maligus Boehmer - harness, saddlery, blankets, whips, trunks and valises, 115 E. Washington Av
Wisconsin Wagon Co Moses D. Klauber pres, F.F. Proudfit vice pres, John W. Hudson secy, C. Hanson supt and manager business 111   S   Blair   manufacturers spring wagons, carriages and gears
Wisconsin Wagon Co Moses D. Klauber pres, F.F. Proudfit vice pres, John W. Hudson secy, C. Hanson supt and manager business 113   S   Blair   manufacturers spring wagons, carriages and gears
Chiacgo and Northwestern Railway business 149   S   Blair   Railroad
Eastman John A. residence 601   E   Main   well driller
Scheele August residence 603   E   Main  
Christensen Olaf C. rooms 609   E   Main   bookkeeper Thomas Regan - plumber, steam and gas fitter, 118 S. Pinckney
Farness Thomas residence 609   E   Main   clerk Susan I. Ogilvie, dry goods, dressmaking, millinery and carpets, 17-21 E. Main St.
Knutsen Carl E. boards 609   E   Main   apprentice William J. Schleicher - painter and paperhanger, 114 State
Newton Dora E. boards 609   E   Main   student
Stevenson John boards 609   E   Main   student
Troan Edward I. residence 609   E   Main   fire insurance agent
Troan Ingebret E. residence 609   E   Main   proprietor Albertson & Troan, dealers in coal, wood, salt and cement, yards at 601 Clymer, office at 120 E Main
Weltzin William E. residence 609   E   Main   student
Ball Foundry and Machine Works business 613   E   Main  
Ball Foundry and Machine Works business 615   E   Main  
Ball Foundry and Machine Works business 617   E   Main  
King & Walker Co. (John T. King and William G. Walker) business 623   E   Main   steam heaters and supplies
Walker, W. G. & Co (William G. Walker & S. D. Phelps) business 623   E   Main   prouty power and other presses
Dodge, Hiram G. business 653   E   Main   Coal, wood, salt, lime, sewer pipe, farm machinery and grain elevator, building material, fire brick and clay


City of Madison Directory Index - 1939

Last Name/Business First Name Description Address Owner (0) Telephone (T)
Hanson Auto Body Co 113-123   S   Blair   T
Torgeson Bros Garage 123   S   Blair   T
Wilson Mabel A, Mrs 601   E   Main   T
Bossart Jos A 603   E   Main   T
Bills Bertha, Mrs 609   E   Main   O T
Vacant 611   E   Main  
Wisconsin Foundry & Machine Co 613-629   E   Main   T
Wisconsin Foundry & Machine Co 623   E   Main   T
Madison Gas & Electric Co service building 651   E   Main   T
Dane County Farm Bureau Co-operative Warehouse Assn 640     Railroad   T


Articles and Biographies

Capital Times -Apr 23, 1949
Old Foundry on E. Main St. Recalls Host of Memories for City's Old-Timers - by Alexius Baas


Capital Times -Sep 24, 1949
Old Bremer Barber Shop Building Is Simple in Design But Rich in History - by Alexius Baas


Madison, Wis and its Points of Interest - Commercial Publishing Co. -1899
Fischer & Niemann - Dealers in Coal and Wood - 653 E. Main


Madison, Wis and its Points of Interest - Commercial Publishing Co. -1899
King & Walker Co - Inventors and Machinists


Madison, Wis and its Points of Interest - Commercial Publishing Co. -1899
Wisconsin Wagon Company




Miscellaneous

No Results




<-Back to Database Search