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1.	Big Brushy Fork School-View 1	Schools	Located in Shelby Township, this school was one of 13 established in the township. There being 13 schools, they were numbered from 1 to 13, beginning with the district in the northeast corner of the t

2.	Big Brushy Fork School-View 2	Schools	See Big Brushy Fork School-View 1 for description.

3.	Billboard- Welcome to Madison	Billboards; Advertising	If anyone can tell us where this sign was located, we would be interested in knowing.

4.	Billboard-Buy U. S. Bonds and Stamps	Billboards; Advertising	This is a World War II billboard. The flag with 48 stars tells us it was no doubt a 1940s advertisement.

5.	Bright Home-312 W. Third Street	Historic building	This two story brick Old Federal style mansion with Greek Revival cornices was built for Senator Jesse David Bright in 1837. Bright was a controversial politician who expressed pro-slavery sentiments

6.	Broadway Fountain	Fountains	The Broadway Fountain features a maiden on a pedestal surrounded by four tritons and was built by the Janes, Kirtland Iron Company of the Bronx, New York. It was designed by J. P. Victor Andre of Fra

7.	Broadway Fountain-View 2	Fountains	The Broadway Fountain features a maiden on a pedestal surrounded by four tritons and was built by the Janes, Kirtland Iron Company of the Bronx, New York. It was designed by J. P. Victor Andre of Fra

8.	Broadway Hotel - 313-317 Broadway- View 1	Hotels; Taverns (Inns)	The sign over the door says "Established 1834". Inside, on the wall, is a copy of the original deed dated 1833 signed by James Lanier. In the 1859 city directory there is an advertisement and it sta

9.	Broadway Hotel - 313-317 Broadway- View 2	Hotels; Taverns (Inns)	The sign over the door says "Established 1834". Inside, on the wall, is a copy of the original deed dated 1833 signed by James Lanier. In the 1859 city directory there is an advertisement and it sta

10.	Broadway Livery & Feed Stable-307 Broadway	Livery; Stables; Transportation	In the 1887 Madison City Directory James T. McCoy operated a livery stable in the building. In 1912 John Feurstien maintained a livery there. By 1925 M. C. Litson owned and operated a livery and in

11.	Broadway School	School buildings; African Americans	"Broadway High School was the first commissioned high school for colored in Indiana" according to Grant S. Murray, Principal of the Broadway School from 1914-1917. In the September 6, 1880 edition of

12.	Broadway School-Another view-In context of neighborhood	School buildings; African Americans	The Broadway School dominated its Broadway Street neighborhood until it was set on fire December 31, 1969. For a complete description of the school refer to the Broadway School entry in the collectio

13.	Bruning Home-726 West Main Street	Funeral Homes; Dwellings-Indiana	This building, originally a private home, was built ca. 1878, probably by William H. Bruning. Mr. Bruning retained ownership of the home until his death in 1930, although he hadn't lived in the house

14.	Bus-Southland Transportation Company-301 Mulberry Street	Buses; Transportation	This bus was as Mr. Lemen described it an "old Reo" owned by Southland Transportation Company headquartered at the Central Hotel. In this picture, the bus is parked in front of the Central Hotel. We

15.	Captain Nathan Powell Home/Madison-Jefferson County Public Library-Northeast Corner of Main and Elm-420 West Main Street	Library buildings-Indiana; Dwellings-Indiana	The home was built sometime before 1860 for the Captain Nathan Powell Family, a well known businessman in Madison. It was long known as one of the most beautiful homes in the city. The home original

16.	Cassidy Home-724 West First Street	Dwellings-Indiana; Sawmills	This building was erected sometime between 1886 and 1892 (Sanborn Maps). It may have been the office building for the Dow and Brown Sawmill (see Dow and Brown Sawmill) for a time. In 1927, when this p

17.	Cassidy's Barber and Beauty Shop-113 East Main Street	Barbershops; Beauty shops; Business enterprises	The 1886 Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps show this building as a furniture store but we can't be sure who owned it at that time. We do know that by the early 1900s Edward J. Meyers had his business here.

18.	Central School-Madison High School-Corner of Second and Central Avenue-201 West Second Street-	Schools	View 2-another view of Central School. See view 1 for description.

19.	Central School-Madison High School-Corner of Second and Central Avenue-201 West Second Street	Schools	The original part of the building was built sometime in the early to mid 1800s with a new front being added in 1868. It served as a private home, an inn, and a private seminary in the 1850s, accordin

20.	Charles Kasper Grocery-401-403 East Second Street-NE Corner of Walnut and Second	Business enterprises; Grocery stores	In the 1886 City Directory the building was a general store and by the 1890-91 directory J. J. Kasper had opened a grocery on the premises. William J. McBride also maintained a grocery in the buildin

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