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114 W GORHAM ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

114 W GORHAM ST

Architecture and History Inventory
114 W GORHAM ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Dr. J.B. & Susan T. Bowen House
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:37099
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):114 W GORHAM ST
County:Dane
City:Madison
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1853
Additions: 1895 1934
Survey Date:1991
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Greek Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Mansion Hill Historic District
National Register Listing Date:6/4/1997
State Register Listing Date:2/11/1997
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:Map code is 070914418194

"Built in 1853 for Susan and Dr. J. B. Bowen, a successful homeopathic physician, this Greek Revival structure is constructed of native red brick. Bowen, mayor of Madison in 1871, became in the same year director and president of the new Park Savings Bank. The Bowens lived in this house for only three years. Their spacious home on their estate at 302 S. Mills Street is now a Madison landmark.

Bowen's partner, Dr. Edward G. Bartlett and his wife, Jane, lived in Bowen's house from 1856 to 1864. Other prominent Madison people who lived in the house included Flora and James E. Mosely, a long-time book and stationery store owner (1865-1873); and Mary and George Gernon, who was associated with Fuller and Johnson implement business (1873-1903)." Madison's Pioneer Buildings: A Downtown Walking Tour, 1987.
Bibliographic References:Madison's Pioneer Buildings: A Downtown Walking Tour, 1987.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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