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Erected 2013 by Madison Landmarks Commission
Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin
43.07705,-89.378154
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EMILY THOMPSON HOUSE
Circa 1872
Designated October 15, 2002
Madision Landmarks Commission
The property is located on northbound South Franklin Street, at its intersection with East Main Street, at 101 South Franklin Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53703.43.07705,-89.378154
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EMILY THOMPSON HOUSE
Circa 1872
Emily Torstensenseim immigrated to the United States from Norway with her parents at the age of four. When she grew up she married a fellow Norwegian immigrant, Ole Thompson, who became a successful hotelier and grocer. Shortly after his death, his widow built this cream brick house for herself and her four children. It is a surviving and distinguished example of the smaller houses built in the first decades of Madison's history, many of which have been lost to the "march of progress."
Madision Landmarks Commission
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