Middleton Visitor Guide - 2020

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Open to the Public
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1847 AT THE STAMM HOUSE
6625 Century Avenue • See map: E11
1847stammhouse.com/history
Restaurant in the historic Stamm House,
Middleton’s first official inn.
AMERICAN HOTEL
1904 Parmenter Street • See map: G8
Former site of the American Hotel, built
between 1867 and 1870. The hotel’s
restaurants attracted diners from
Madison.
BLACKSMITH SHOP
2645 Branch Street • See map: E11
Dates to the 1850s. Served travelers
who came to the Stamm House.
THE BOATHOUSE ASSOCIATION
5767-6049 Lake Street • See map: E12
This postcard-perfect row of boathouses is
part of a co-operative that formed in 1898.
H.G. WOLF HOUSE
7426 Elmwood Avenue • See map: G9
Built in 1868. Saved from the 1900 fire by
putting carpets on the roof and soaking
them with water using a bucket brigade.
LITTLE WHITE CHURCH ON THE HILL
1720 Aurora Street • See map: G8
Former Union Church, built in 1870 for
$1,800 to serve German Methodists and
Baptists. Later became an American
Legion meeting hall.
MIDDLETON HISTORICAL MUSEUM
(A.K.A. ROWLEY HOUSE)
7410 Hubbard Avenue • See map: G8
608.836.7614 • middletonhistory.org
See exhibits, artifacts and photographs
and learn about the men and women
who built Middleton.
MUSEUM AT THE DEPOT
1811 Parmenter Street • See map: G8
800.688.5694
Built in 1856, this depot is on the National
Register of Historic Places and serves as
the Middleton Visitor Center and home of
the Middleton Tourism Commission.
OPERA HOUSE
1827 Parmenter Street • See map: G8
Built in 1855 and included a hotel, saloon
and second-floor opera house, which
hosted medicine shows, masquerades,
holiday dances, political rallies and
graduations.
PALMER HOUSE
6707 Century Avenue • See map: E10
Area’s first home, which was built in
1847. The structure you see today was
built in 1858.
PHEASANT BRANCH SCHOOL
6710 Century Avenue • See map: E10
Built in 1896 at a cost of $828. Acquired by
the Veterans of Foreign Wars in 1954.
WHITTLESEY HOUSE
6517 Elmwood Avenue • See map: G11
Built between 1853 and 1855. Was home
to T.T. Whittlesey, a member of Congress
and probate judge. (University Avenue was
once Whittlesey Street.)
WIENBERG BUILDING
1828 Parmenter Street • See map: G8
Site of Middleton’s first post office. Today
houses popular restaurant Villa Dolce.
STROLL THROUGH
HISTORY
Lace up your walking shoes and
explore more than 170 years of
Middleton’s past on our Historic
Walking Tour ! Then, discover
more of the city on our 21-stop
Landmarks Tour. Learn more
at visitmiddleton.com/history/
middleton-landmarks-tour.
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FIRST MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL
Today: Little Red Pre-School
LITTLE WHITE CHURCH ON
THE HILL
Today: A two-family residence
PIERSTORFF HOUSE
Today: Restoring Hope Transplant
House
MUSEUM AT THE DEPOT
Today: Middleton Visitor Center
OPERA HOUSE
Today: Chauette Fashion & Home
WIENBERG BUILDING
Today: Villa Dolce
AMERICAN HOTEL
Today: The Free House Pub
H.G. WOLF HOUSE
Today: A private residence
MIDDLETON HISTORICAL
MUSEUM (A.K.A. ROWLEY
HOUSE)
Today: MAHS Office and Museum
SCHWENN HOUSE
Today: A private residence
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