Historical Marker

Keyes House

Historical marker location:
102 East Gorham Street, Madison, Wisconsin
( Marker can be reached from the intersection of East Gorham Street and North Pinckney Street, on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 1972

1853-54.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is the oldest and largest public university in the state, and is often referred to as the "Harvard of the Midwest." It was founded in 1848, just two months after Wisconsin became a state.