Robert M. Bashford House

The Robert M. Bashford House in Madison, Wisconsin, is a historic Italianate villa-style building constructed around 1858. Its architecture is defined by a facade of local sandstone, a three-story tower, and round-arched windows, though the typical brackets beneath the eaves are missing. Over the decades, the house was home to notable figures, including Governor Edward Salomon, Mayor Robert McKee Bashford, and zoo pioneer Bessie Dwight. After a period as a boarding house in the 1930s, the building was designated a city landmark in 1972 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Today, the protected house serves as a residence.