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📜 History & landmarks · Landmark and historical building

Capitol's Edge

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A landmark on N Webster St, in the middle of things: 616 places within a five-minute walk. One of 296 history & landmarks in Madison.

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On the National Register since 1988

Wakeley-Giles Commercial Building

Wakeley-Giles Commercial Building

Wakeley-Giles Commercial Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 23, 1988. It is significant for its european at the state level. Its architecture is described as Commercial Vernacular.

The Wakeley-Giles Commercial Building is a historic building at 117–119 E. Mifflin Street in Madison, Wisconsin. It was built circa 1869 as rental housing and was converted to commercial use in the 1880s. The building's name comes from its first two owners, attorney Charles Wakeley and H.H. Giles. In 1911, Norwegian American author and publisher Rasmus B. Anderson moved the offices of his newspaper Amerika into the …

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27 N Webster St

The nearest neighbor is Madison B-cycle Webster & E. Mifflin, 1 min walk away.

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Address27 N Webster St · 53703
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NeighborhoodCapitol Neighborhoods
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Address
27 N Webster St
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Phone
(608) 235-9590
Website
https://www.rousemgmt.com
Status
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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). Changes go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Building history: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places.

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