Frightened by an attempt to move the capital from Madison in 1871, local investors responded by erecting the lavishly appointed Park Hotel located on the site of the current Inn On The Park. “The Park Hotel has all the modern improvements,” a promotional brochure reported, “[It] is furnished in a superior and most substantial manner, with Velvet and Brussels Carpets, Black Walnut and Marble Top Furniture, Spring Beds and Hair Mattresses throughout. The rooms and corridors are large and well ventilated, and the house is first-class in all its appointments.” SHSW Place File

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