| Additional Information: | 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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History.
"Jonathan Larkin bought a large tract of land bounded by what is now Edgewood, the Illinois Central tracks, Lake Wingra and Nakoma in the early 1840s. In 1889 the Conklin Company purchased from the Larking a right-of-way for its Lake Wingra Ice House. In the same year, Jonathan Larkin's grandson, Franklin Larkin, built the modest frame house at 890 Woodrow Street. This house remained in the Larkin family into the 1950s.
Franklin Larkin spent $1,000 to build the house, a large barn and well which were still in use in the early 1950s.
The most prominent of the Larkins was Jonathan Larkin Jr., son of the original Larkin settler. He achieved regional prominence as territorial treasurer of Wisconsin in the 1840s.
Jonathan Larkin Jr. built an impressive stone mansion at the intersection of Woodrow and Monroe Streets. The walls of the house were two feet thick and five fireplaces heated the house. The house (no longer standing) was later known as the Terry mansion, after one of Jonathan Larkin's daughters who married Mr. Terry. Terry Place is named after this family." Walking and Biking Through The Dudgeon Monroe Neighborhood, Dudgeon Monroe Neighborhood Association, 1979.
"In the early 1840s, Jonathan Larkin bought a large tract of land bounded by what is now Edgewood, the railroad bed, Lake Wingra and Nakoma. In 1889, the Knickerbocker Company purchased the right-of-way for its Lake Wingra Ice House from the Larkins. In the same year, Jonathan Larkin's grandson, Franklin Larkin, built this modest Gothic Revival cottage at 890 Woodrow St, designed by Reilly Brothers Architects of Spring Green. Franklin Larkin and his sister, Louise, operated a truck farm, while their sister Katherine was a pioneer grade school teacher.
Larkin spent $1,000 to build the home, a large barn and a well, which were still in use in the early 1950s. A family room and porch have been added to the original home, and an added deck highlights the still functioning well and pump.
The most well known of the Larkin family was Jonathan Larkin, Jr., who was Franklin, Louise, and Katherine's father. He achieved regional prominence as territorial treasurer of Wisconsin in the 1840s. His family's home was a stone mansion at the intersection of Woodrow and Monroe Streets, but is no longer there. Its walls were two feet thick and it had five fireplaces to heat the house. The home became known as the Terry Mansion after one of the daughters married Jared Terry, for whom the adjacent street, Terry Place, is named." Exploring the Dudgeon-Monroe Neighborhood brochure, 1999. |
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