Property Record
106-108 KING ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Simeon Mills and John Catlin Commercial Block |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 106967 |
| Location (Address): | 106-108 KING ST |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1852 |
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| Survey Date: | 1984 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Sandstone |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Simeon Mills Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 6/25/1987 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | The First Settlement Neighborhood: A Walking Tour: "The first of the stone business blocks erected on King Street was built at 106-108 King Street by Simeon Mills and John Catlin in 1852. The adjoining buildings on King were erected by Mills in 1855. Originally three-story buildings, they housed a number of important Madison businesses including the fledgling Capital Times in the basement 108 from 1917 to 1927. The Madison Saddlery Company, a wholesale manufacturer of harnesses and saddlery hardware, was located at 116 King from 1885 to 1907, at which time it moved to the building built for the company at 313-317 East Wilson Street. In 1867, Michael Cantwell, an Irish immigrant, started a job printing business on the upper floors of 114 King. For many years Cantwell Printing was the publisher of the internationally famous farmers' periodical, the American Thresherman. In 1906, the firm moved to a new building erected for it nearby at 121 S. Pinckney." |
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| Bibliographic References: | Madison Landmarks Commission and Capitol Neighborhoods, The First Settlement Neighborhood: A Walking Tour, 1988. "The Oldest Known Buildings in Madison" Prepared by Katherine H. Rankin, 1/11/2006. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |