The near east side of Madison's Isthmus is a place with a diverse history. The first construction of homes and businesses occurred in the late 1850's with most of them built between 1890 and 1930. Over the decades it has been the home of an array of people from different walks of life. From early on in its history, the neighborhood has been the site of laborers' cottages and mayors' mansions; ice cutters and major league baseball; factories and a farmers market; and it was the childhood home of Frank Lloyd Wright. (Historic Walking Tour Guide: The Old Market Place Neighborhood, 1991.)
Who lives in the neighborhood? Over the last decade, the neighborhood's population grew at a rate of 16% compared to the City's rate of 12%. As of the 1990 census, the population of TLOMP neighborhood was 5,785. (excluding Town of Madison portion of the census tract). Highlights include:
Over the last decade, the child population (0 to 17 years of age) has increased from 396 to 647 persons. The predominant age group in the neighborhood is college age, with 24% of the population between 20�24 years of age compared to the City's 16%. Thirty percent of the population is attending college.The median family income is $30,781, which is $10,000 less than the City on the whole. The TLOMP neighborhood has 11.1% of its families at or below the poverty level compared to the City's 6.6%. The neighborhood has a lower percentage of owner-occupancy than the City on the whole, with only 20% of the housing units owner occupied. The racial/ethnic diversity of the neighborhood is 91.9% white, 4.4% black, 1.9% Asian, 0.7% Native American, and 1.1% other (2.7% of the above figures are also of Hispanic origin). The neighborhood has a higher percentage of minority households owning a home and a lower percentage of minority renters than the City on the whole. Pages 15-21 highlight demographic, employment, housing, and socio-economic information for the near east side neighborhoods.
What has changed in the last ten years in the Tenney-Lapham/Old Market Place Neighborhood (1980-1990)?
The population of the TLOMP neighborhood increased from 5,006 to 5,785. The rate of growth, at 16%, was greater than the City's. Part of the increase can be attributed to the production of new housing units within the area. Construction of new housing (such as the Dayton Row Townhouses, Reservoir, and Camelot Apartments) and adaptive re-use of historic buildings (such as Das Kronenberg and City Market Apartments) have contributed to an increase of over 356 new housing units, especially rental units, in the neighborhood.Family population, particularly families with children, increased from 219 to 352. As a portion of all families, married couples with children and female headed households with children contributed to large gains. Between 1980 � 1990, the child population (17 years and under) increased from 396 to 647 persons. Between 1980 � 1990, the senior citizen population (65 years and older) gradually declined from 500 to 397 persons.Relationship to the Isthmus Neighborhoods
The Tenney-Lapham/Old Market Place Neighborhood (TLOMP) is a centrally located neighborhood lying to the east of the State Capitol. Along with Marquette, Schenk-Atwood, and Emerson East neighborhoods, it shares common features: older housing stock, a mix of housing types and ownership patterns on smaller lots, and major arterial gateways leading to the downtown. It is helpful to examine the Isthmus neighborhoods, and their relation to the community as a whole, to better assess the similarities and differences between the geographic areas and the impact, if any, of the proposed plan recommendations.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Summary of Neighborhood Issues
Summary of Recommendations
Neighborhood Boundaries
Neighborhood Profile
Relationship to the Isthmus Neighborhoods / Census Information
Community Services Recommendations
East Johnson Business District Recommendations
Housing Recommendations
Parks and Open Space Recommendations
Redevelopment Recommendations
Sidewalks, Streets, Terrace and Other Public Infrastructure Recommendations
Transportation Recommendations
Maps
Original Plat for Tenney Park
Neighborhood Asset Map
East Johnson Business District
Historic Districts and Landmarks
Tenney-Lapham / Old Market Place Neighborhood Zoning Map
Residential Structures Map