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The Eagles Club 1232 Jenifer St - Site of Marquette School - 1235 Williamson, now the Willy St Co-op 1221 Williamson |
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People's Fruit Market - 1201 Williamson Photo courtesy of F. X. Dickert, whose paint shop is on the left in the photo. Photo lent in 1976. |
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Orton Theatre, 1207 Williamson St Later remodeled as a commercial building, long the home of Star Liquor. Photo lent by Robert Jaquish, 1976. Courtesy of Gary Tipler
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Fire House #3 - 1217 Williamson Later replaced by the present building. This fire stations was built with a stamped tin sheathing to have the appearance of rusticated brick and stone. It was possibly the work of Gordon & Paunack, architects. Refer to the news photo of its demolition. |
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Marquette 5th grade class - 1921. Lorraine Kretlow Schwenn shown with arrow. Courtesy of Lorraine Kretlow & Sandy Reno
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Fire trucks outside Firehouse #3, 1217 Williamson St. Marquette School in background Courtesy of Gary Tipler
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Marquette School, The old Marquette School, 1237 Williamson St Designed by Conover and Porter, architects, the first employers of a young Frank Lloyd Wright, the Sixth Ward School opened September, 1894. Architect Lew Porter's wife Carolyn was on the citizen's committee which selected the name in 1904, thus first establishing the reference for the Marquette Neighborhood name for the organization that came about in the late 1960s. The photo was provided by Anita Digney formerly of 1354 Williamson, in 1977. For a stunning photo of the Sixth Ward School in 1893, refer to page 219 of David Mollenhoff's book, Madison: A History of the Formative Years, University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, 2003. Courtesy of Gary Tipler
Date: 1925
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Firetrucks at Marquette School testing the new ladder truck, Aerial Truck, no. 1, 1235 Williamson St Designed by Conover and Porter, 1894. Courtesy of Gary Tipler
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Marquette School, 1235 Williamson St, WPA district offices Courtesy of Gary Tipler
Date: 1930's
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Beglinger's Grocery - 1201 Williamson St. Jane Piper Kessenich's mother is the young female clerk. Mr. Beglinger is to her right. As of 2003, this is the home of the Weary Traveler. Courtesy of Jane Piper Kessenich
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Fire Station No. 3, 1217 Williamson Showing off the new equipment. Courtesy of Gary Tipler
Date: c. 1917
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Baldwin St side 1255 Williamson
Courtesy of N. Schroeder
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410 S Baldwin St
Volunteers of America Building, built 1924. WAHI #95004
Courtesy of N. Schroeder
Date: Dec 2002 |
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414 S Baldwin
Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Free Church, built 1907. WAHI # 95016 Courtesy of N. Schroeder
Date: Dec 2002 |
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Courtesy of N. Schroeder
Date: Dec 2002 |
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422 S Baldwin
Rudolph and Alvinia Breitenfeld House built 1910 WAHI #95018 Courtesy of N. Schroeder
Date: Dec 2002 |
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Few St side of 1201 Williamson
Courtesy of N. Schroeder
Date: Dec 2002 |
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409 S. Few St (right) Klistner Bros. Commercial Building. Built 1923. WAHI #97178. Back of 1201-1205 Williamson on left. Courtesy of N. Schroeder
Date: Dec 2002 |
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415 - 4177 S. Few St and side lot.
Courtesy of N. Schroeder
Date: Dec 2002 |
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1204 Jenifer St - corner of Jenifer and Few. James A. and Francis A. Donahue Flat Residence, biult 1905. (WAHI #105264) Courtesy of N. Schroeder
Date: Dec 2002 |
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Courtesy of N. Schroeder
Date: Dec 2002 |
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Courtesy of N. Schroeder
Date: Dec 2002 |
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Courtesy of N. Schroeder
Date: Dec 2002 |
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Courtesy of N. Schroeder
Date: Dec 2002 |
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Courtesy of N. Schroeder
Date: Dec 2002 |
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1220 Jenifer
Ernest and Emma Lorenz Residence, built 1900. WAHI #105265 Courtesy of N. Schroeder
Date: Dec 2002 |
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Courtesy of N. Schroeder
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The Eagles Club 1232 Jenifer St now the Willy St Co-op rear Courtesy of N. Schroeder
Date: Dec 2002 |
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The Eagles Club 1232 Jenifer St now the Willy St Co-op rear Courtesy of N. Schroeder
Date: Dec 2002 |
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Courtesy of N. Schroeder
Date: Dec 2002 |
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Courtesy of N. Schroeder
Date: Dec 2002 |
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1201,
1203,
1205 Williamson.
Matt Statz Commercial Building. Built 1911, designed by Ferdinand Kronenberg. WAHI #68896 Courtesy of N. Schroeder
Date: Dec 2002 |
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1207 Williamson
A. O. Luetkins Commercial Building, built 1937 according to WAHI. Previously was the Orton Theatre.
WAHI # 115875
Courtesy of N. Schroeder
Date: Dec 2002 |
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1207 Williamson
A. O. Luetkins Commercial Building, built 1937 according to WAHI. Previously was the Orton Theatre.
WAHI # 115875
Courtesy of N. Schroeder
Date: Dec 2002 |
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1215 Williamson Henry Steinhauer Grocery, built 1889. Occupied by Howe Bros Plumbing since 1950's? WAHI #68902 Courtesy of N. Schroeder
Date: Dec 2002 |
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1217 Williamson
Fire Station #3 (under renovation) built 1954, replacing the previous fire station. WAHI #115876 Courtesy of N. Schroeder
Date: Dec 2002 |
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1221 Williamson
Eagle's Club Building. Now the Willy St Co-op. Site of the original Sixth Ward (Marquette) School Courtesy of N. Schroeder
Date: Dec 2002 |
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1249 Williamson
Sixth Ward Library, built 1912, designed by Claude & Starck. WAHI # 30028.
Courtesy of N. Schroeder
Date: Dec 2002 |
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1253 and
1255 Williamson
Courtesy of N. Schroeder
Date: Dec 2002 |
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1251
1253 and
1255 Williamson
Courtesy of N. Schroeder
Date: Dec 2002 |
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 |
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| Sullivan | Tim | home | cor Williamson and Few | laborer | ||
| Cornell | H. | home | Williamson bet Few and Baldwin | proprietor | saloon cor King and Webster | |
| Miller | Mrs. Fanny | home | Williamson bet Few and Baldwin | abt 1246 Williamson | ||
| Williams | Horace N. | home | Williamson near Baldwin | mason |
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Madison Democrat
-July 23, 1902
School Board Enlarges 6th Ward School Property
Wisconsin State Journal
-Undated
Going, and When Gone, It'll Be Better
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