1415 Rutledge St - John and Cartherine McCormick - 1855c

WAHI #102556

Listed in the WAHI as the Catherine McCormick house, built 1909.  However, judging from the shape of the structure and the tell-tale 2nd story side window, this is probably a Farwell boom house.

A little more investigation shows that this house is likely the original John and Catherine McCormick House that originally stood around the corner at 707 S. Dickinson.  In the 1907 City Directory, Catherine, and her daughter Catherine are listed at 707.  In 1909, Catherine the daughter is here listed at 1415 Rutledge, and a new two flat was built in its spot on Dickinson.

John McCormick was listed as a mason at this house since the first City Directory in 1858.  He and Catherine came to America from Ireland in 1855.  In the 1900 Census Catherine is listed as a gardener.

727 Jenifer St - Thomas Manning House - 1855c

WAHI # 103048

This house is attributed to Thomas Manning (1820-1896) in the WAHI.  He was an Irish immigrant; listed at approximately this location through the 1871 City Directory.  In the 1850's and 1860's a was a pound master for the city.  Later he became a mason, and was responsible for laying some of the city's earlier stone gutters.

Madison writer and musician Alexius Baas was born and raised in the house. His father Stephen C. Baas ran a rental boat business at the foot of S. Hancock St.  Baas the younger details the history in this 1947 Captial Times Article.

This house does not seem to appear on the 1885 Harrison Map.  It has likely been a rental for a number of decades now, and appears to have suffered from it.


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924 Spaight St - George W. and Catherine Hyer House - 1856

WAHI #112919

George Hyer (1819-1872) was the son-in-law of Elisha Keyes, and a prominent newspaper publisher.

Later, William G. Walker, partner in the King & Walker foundry (later to become the Wisconsin Foundry), lived here before he built his mansion at 1007 Spaight.

Lately, someone has done some good work to this house, removing the old asbestos siding, and restoring the clapboard.

1234 E. Dayton St - D. M. Burwell House - 1855

WAHI #37381 D. M. Burwell House, built 1855.

Remodeled in 1997, winning an award from the Madison Trust for Historic Preservation in 2000.  Nice storm windows!

David M. Burwell (1812-1894) brought his family to Madison from Connecticut.  He was the proprietor of Burwell's Boston Boot and Shoe store on the square. He is also listed as the chief of the Madison Fire Department from 1860-1861.  He and his family eventually moved on to Minnetonka, MN.

2212-2216 St. Paul Ave - Philo and Sophia Dunning House - 1849

No WAHI number.

The Philo and Sophia Dunning House at 2212-2216 St Paul Av was reportedly built around 1849.  This would make it one of the older structures on the east side.  The barn-like addition was probably added in the 1910's?  Philo Dunning and his son-in-law were prominent pharmacists, owning a long running store at 15 S. Pinkney St.  When the railroad (now bike path) was laid through his yard in the 1878, the Dunnings moved into town.  Their next house, 15 S. Butler  (WAHI# 95264), did not fare so well.  Capital Fitness now stands on that site.

See Dunning House history at Historic Blooming Grove.

See Philo Dunning Biography.

See WHI Images for Philo and Sophia Dunning.