General James Bintliff’s House

General Bintliff's House © 2010 Bo Mackison

Monroe, Wisconsin, a small community tucked into the non-glaciated hills of south-central Wisconsin, has several lovely homes on the National Register of Historic Places. Included in these houses was the home of James Bintliff, who moved to Monroe from the east in 1859.

The house, located at 723 18th Avenue,  was built in 1858 in the Gothic Revival Style. The cross gabled brick home has 9 foot high windows and doors.

Bintliff was an attorney and a co-editor of the Monroe Sentinel, the main newspaper in Green County. In 1862 he recruited a company of volunteers (Company G) and they joined the  Northern troops to fight in the Civil War. He eventually rose to the rank of Brigadier General and commanded the 38th Wisconsin Regiment.

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Bo Mackison travels throughout the Midwest and has an interest in photographing historic places. She has a series of photographs of many of the historic buildings in Monroe, Wisconsin available for licensing and publication.  For more information, contact Bo at bo@historicplacesphotography.com.

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