Stop 19 – Palmer-Gault House

6707 Century Avenue
Middleton WI 53562

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Historic Landmark Trail Stop 19:

The first house on this site was built by Isaac Palmer in 1847, but he soon moved to Lodi. Most notable of the owners who followed Palmer was Frank Gault, who was born in Belfast, Ireland, and arrived in Wisconsin in 1848. Gault built the present Italianate-style brick house after a disastrous 1869 fire. In addition to farming, Gault, a Democrat, served in the Wisconsin Assembly and was elected to several Dane County offices. He was also associated with several businessmen prominent in early Pheasant Branch history. He operated a large flour mill with William A. Wheeler and collaborated with William G. Slaughter in a vain effort to exploit the extensive peat beds in the area. After Gault moved to Kentucky, the ownership passed to William Koepke. A photograph from that era shows the cupola that once adorned the roof.

Status: This building has been converted into privately owned apartment units and is not open to the public.

An old sepia photo of four people, including a woman holding a baby, standing in front of a two-story brick house with a porch and small fenced yard.
A two-story, beige brick house with a hipped roof, white-framed windows, and a screened porch. The front lawn is manicured with a trimmed hedge.

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Photos from the Middleton Historical Society.

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