Property Record
703 E GORHAM ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Theodore and Marie Herfurth, Sr. House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 91705 |
| Location (Address): | 703 E GORHAM ST |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1868 |
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| Additions: | 1900 |
| Survey Date: | 1984 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Fourth Lake Ridge Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 2/26/1998 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 11/6/1996 |
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| Additional Information: | "This fine, highly intact brick Italianate house at 703 East Gorham was the home of Marie and Theodore Herfurth, Sr. Herfurth (1829-1903) was a successful German immigrant who came to Madison in 1852 and established a carriagemaking firm. In 1862, after farming for six years in Arena, Wisconsin. Herfurth came back to Madison and established a general store on King Street, which he continued to operate until 1874, His success at this venture and the necessity of housing their rapidly growing family (they had ten children) led the Herfurths to begin construction on the original portion of this house in 1868. In 1875 Herfurth began selling and underwriting fire insurance. In 1892 he was joined by his only son, Theodore Herfurth Jr. (1872-1950), and the firm became known as Theodore Herfurth & Son, one of Madison's most successful insurance agencies. In 1915 Theodore Herfurth Jr. and his wife of four years, Genevieve, built their own Craftsman style house at 711 East Gorham Street, next door to the family home where Theodore's mother and several of his adult sisters continued to live. One of his sisters, Elizabeth Herfurth, later achieved national recognition for her role in the development of Wisconsin's retirement fund for teachers, on of the nation's first such pension funds." Old Market Place Neighborhood walking tour guide. Madison Landmarks Commission and Old Market Place Neighborhood Association, 1991. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Old Market Place Neighborhood walking tour guide. Madison Landmarks Commission and Old Market Place Neighborhood Association, 1991. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |