TARTARIA MAPS Madison · a catalogue study 6 places, arranged by recorded date Edition 2026-10-09.1 Explore a selection of the city's released records in chronological order. Compare buildings, surviving details, and the source material behind each date. This automatically assembled study is a starting point for your own exploration. A remote or manually navigated catalogue study. The order follows recorded dates, not a pedestrian route; nearby regional places may be far apart. No walking duration is estimated. Check each place's actual location and visitor rules. A catalogue pin does not grant entry or confirm present access. Use the atlas record and linked sources to plan a visit. Automatically assembled catalogue study. Where text is drawn from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 applies to that text (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Wikipedia article and contributor links are included with each applicable stop. Passages may be excerpted or abridged and include additional editorial date context. Other sources and original observation prompts retain their own terms. Catalogue study: no walking route or distance is estimated. This text guide works without a network connection after you download it. Map links, external sources, and browser narration may require connectivity. No map tiles or audio recording are included. 1. NORTH HALL North Hall Recorded year (source inventory): 1851 · Building Catalogue point: 43.07568056, -89.40295833 CHAPTER North Hall was the University of Wisconsin–Madison's first building. Built in 1851 in the woods and brush that would become Bascom Hill, this one building was the UW for its first four years, housing both dorm rooms and lecture halls. John Muir resided in North Hall when he was a student at the university from 1860 to 1863. In 1965 North Hall was listed as a National Historic Landmark. It currently houses the offices of the political science faculty at the university. The year is the source inventory’s recorded inception date. Construction start, opening and later alterations may have separate dates in the linked article. LOOK FOR Choose one visible architectural detail. Compare it with another place in this study, then follow a source to check what its date describes. ACCESS Catalogue location only. Confirm current access and the observation point before travelling. RECORD CONTEXT The year is the source inventory’s recorded inception date. Construction start, opening and later alterations may have separate dates in the linked article. ATLAS RECORD https://tartariamaps.com/?city=madison-wi&candidate=Q7055524&detail=1 SOURCES Wikipedia · article and contributors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Hall_%28University_of_Wisconsin%29 Wikidata · Wikidata Q7055524 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7055524 2. HYER'S HOTEL Hyer's Hotel Recorded year (source inventory): 1854 · Building Catalogue point: 43.07887, -89.36915 CHAPTER Hyer's Hotel is the oldest surviving urban hotel building in Madison, Wisconsin. Built in 1854 a half mile east of the capitol, it was added in 1983 to the National Register of Historic Places. The year is the source inventory’s recorded inception date. Construction start, opening and later alterations may have separate dates in the linked article. LOOK FOR Choose one visible architectural detail. Compare it with another place in this study, then follow a source to check what its date describes. ACCESS Catalogue location only. Confirm current access and the observation point before travelling. RECORD CONTEXT The year is the source inventory’s recorded inception date. Construction start, opening and later alterations may have separate dates in the linked article. ATLAS RECORD https://tartariamaps.com/?city=madison-wi&candidate=Q16845959&detail=1 SOURCES Wikipedia · article and contributors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyer%27s_Hotel Wikidata · Wikidata Q16845959 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16845959 3. JOSEPH J. STONER HOUSE Joseph J. Stoner House Recorded year (source inventory): 1855 · Building Catalogue point: 43.07, -89.38388889 CHAPTER The Joseph J. Stoner House is a historic Italiante-style house built in 1855 four blocks south of the capitol in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. It was the home of Stoner, the central figure in the birds-eye-view map business of the late 1800s. In 1980 the house was added to the National Register of Historic Places, judged significant for its association with Stoner and as a good example of a detached Italianate townhouse. The year is the source inventory’s recorded inception date. Construction start, opening and later alterations may have separate dates in the linked article. LOOK FOR Choose one visible architectural detail. Compare it with another place in this study, then follow a source to check what its date describes. ACCESS Catalogue location only. Confirm current access and the observation point before travelling. RECORD CONTEXT The year is the source inventory’s recorded inception date. Construction start, opening and later alterations may have separate dates in the linked article. ATLAS RECORD https://tartariamaps.com/?city=madison-wi&candidate=Q6284285&detail=1 SOURCES Wikipedia · article and contributors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_J._Stoner_House Wikidata · Wikidata Q6284285 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6284285 4. OLD EXECUTIVE MANSION Old Executive Mansion Recorded year (source inventory): 1856 · Building Catalogue point: 43.07978, -89.38684 CHAPTER Wisconsin's Old Executive Residence, known better as the Old Governor's Mansion, is located at 130 East Gilman Street in the Mansion Hill Historic District of Madison, Wisconsin, on the southern shore of Lake Mendota. Constructed of local sandstone sometime around 1854–56, it served as the official residence of the governor of Wisconsin from 1883 to 1950. In 1973 the mansion was added to the National Register of Historic Places. After serving for several decades as a university residence, it has been adaptively reopened since August 2019 as a boutique hotel named Governor's Mansion Inn. The year is the source inventory’s recorded inception date. Construction start, opening and later alterations may have separate dates in the linked article. LOOK FOR Choose one visible architectural detail. Compare it with another place in this study, then follow a source to check what its date describes. ACCESS Catalogue location only. Confirm current access and the observation point before travelling. RECORD CONTEXT The year is the source inventory’s recorded inception date. Construction start, opening and later alterations may have separate dates in the linked article. ATLAS RECORD https://tartariamaps.com/?city=madison-wi&candidate=Q7083947&detail=1 SOURCES Wikipedia · article and contributors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Executive_Mansion Wikidata · Wikidata Q7083947 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7083947 5. CARRIE PIERCE HOUSE Carrie Pierce House Recorded year (source inventory): 1857 · Building Catalogue point: 43.07861111, -89.3875 CHAPTER The Carrie Pierce House is an elegant house built about 1857 in Madison, Wisconsin, for Alexander McDonnell, one of the builders of the third Wisconsin State Capitol. In 1972 the house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and, in 1985, converted to the Mansion Hill Inn. The year is the source inventory’s recorded inception date. Construction start, opening and later alterations may have separate dates in the linked article. LOOK FOR Choose one visible architectural detail. Compare it with another place in this study, then follow a source to check what its date describes. ACCESS Catalogue location only. Confirm current access and the observation point before travelling. RECORD CONTEXT The year is the source inventory’s recorded inception date. Construction start, opening and later alterations may have separate dates in the linked article. ATLAS RECORD https://tartariamaps.com/?city=madison-wi&candidate=Q5046285&detail=1 SOURCES Wikipedia · article and contributors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_Pierce_House Wikidata · Wikidata Q5046285 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5046285 6. ST. PATRICK'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church Recorded year (source inventory): 1888 · Building Catalogue point: 43.07698, -89.3791 CHAPTER St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church is a historic Catholic church near Capitol Square in downtown Madison, Wisconsin. It was designed by one of Madison's pioneer architects and built in 1888 to serve the former parish of St. Patrick. In 1972, the church was designated a landmark by the Madison Landmarks Commission. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 for its architectural significance. The year is the source inventory’s recorded inception date. Construction start, opening and later alterations may have separate dates in the linked article. LOOK FOR Choose one visible architectural detail. Compare it with another place in this study, then follow a source to check what its date describes. ACCESS Catalogue location only. Confirm current access and the observation point before travelling. RECORD CONTEXT The year is the source inventory’s recorded inception date. Construction start, opening and later alterations may have separate dates in the linked article. ATLAS RECORD https://tartariamaps.com/?city=madison-wi&candidate=Q7590980&detail=1 SOURCES Wikipedia · article and contributors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Patrick%27s_Roman_Catholic_Church_%28Madison%2C_Wisconsin%29 Wikidata · Wikidata Q7590980 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7590980 Your observations __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________