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Property Location
| Location (Address) | 2709 SOMMERS AVE |
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| County | Dane |
| City/Village | Madison |
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Property Features
| Year Built | 1863 |
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| Additions | 1937 |
| Survey Date | 1993 |
| Historic Use | house |
| Architectural Style | Italianate |
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| Wall Material | Stone - Unspecified |
| Architect | Edward Tough (1937) |
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| Demolished | No |
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| Additional Comments | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. Map code is 071005335031 Madison Landmark: 12/7/87. 1987- Simeon Mills came to Madison in 1837. He was a businessman and civic activist, helped establish the first newspaper in Madison, was a Justice of the Peace, was instrumental in the funding of the University of Wisconsin, was the last treasurer of the Wisconsin Territory, was Dane County's first State Senator, and served as president of an insurance company, a railroad and a bank. His frame house was located at West Main Street and Monona Avenue, but in 1863 he erected this gracious sandstone mansion on his 200 acre farm known as "Elmside." |
| Bibliographic References | Madison Landmarks Commission & the Atwood Community Center, Schenk's-Atwood Neighborhood: A Walking Tour, 1987. Madison Houses 1836-1915 by Jill Moore Marx |
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
| National/State Register Listing Name | Mills, Simeon, House |
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| National Register Listing Date | Aug 13, 1987 |
| State Register Listing Date | Jan 01, 1989 |
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Mills Residence
Simeon Mills (farm) residence, 2709 Sommers Avenue. This Victorian Italianate residence was built from local sandstone in 1863. Mills, an early Madison settler and a prominent figure in commercial ...
General Simeon Mills
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General Simeon Mills. He was born in Norfolk in Litchfield County, Connecticut, in 1810, and came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1836. Simeon Mills was the last treasurer of the territory in 1848. M...
