The Madison guide book, Madison, Wisconsin - Surrounded by Reality

20 THE CITY OF MADISON.Going back now to the corner at the Park hotel, wewalk down Carroll street to W. Washington avenue,passing the Wisconsin Telephone building on the way.This was the site of the First Baptist church. HereEmerson, Lowell, Horace Greeley and other celebritieshave lectured. West Washington Avenue is thefinest street in the city. It runs west for over onemile, crossing the tracks of the Illinois Central and Chicago,Milwaukee & St. Paul railroads.Bordered withbeautiful homes, with w^ell-kept lawns and boulevards,it IS a dehght to the eye. At the corner of W. Washingtonavenue and Carroll street is the very completeplant of the Grace Episcopal society, consisting of thechurch, erected in 1858; Cornelia Vilas Guild hall, erectedin 1894, and the rectory, erected in 1893, at a total costof $70,000. One block beyond Grace church, at No. 202W. Washington avenue, is the First Congregationalchurch. Its cost was $60,000, built of sandstone in 1874.The brick vestry was a predecessor of the presentchurch. At 303 W. Washington avenue is the St. Reginaconvent, in charge of the Dominican Sisters.Continuing our walk down North Carroll street,cross W. Mifflin and State streets at the corner; passingalong N. Carroll to W. Dayton street we are in front ofthe new Baptist Church, erected in 1902 at a cost of$25,000. Here an interesting work is being done toreach the boys of the city. A gymnasium, lockers andswimming tank have been built in the basement and areading room is open every evening. The church is alwaysopen to inspection.we