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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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Stanley Kretlow at East High School - 1924, lived at 517 S. Baldwin Lent by Lorraine Kretlow Schwenn and Sandy Reno. Courtesy of Lorraine Kretlow & Sandy Reno
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