College Profile for: Edgewood College
Edgewood College is a small Dominican Catholic liberal arts college in Madison, Wisconsin, in the Diocese of Madison. Overlooking the shores of Lake Wingra, it occupies 55 acres (223,000 m²) on Madison's near-west side. The Edgewood College estate was bought and built in 1855 by Mr. Ashmead from Governor Leonard J. Farwell. The land was later developed by Samuel Marshall. He beautified the land by planting trees, formal gardens, and climbing grapevines on trellises. The Edgewood villa was passed from the Marshall to the Governor Cadwallader Colden Washburn in 1873. After Washburn bought Edgewood villa, he made it his home to help further his political career. Being a man who lived by the motto “stick and hang,” Cadwallader Washburn donated his Edgewood property to the Dominican Sisters ...
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1000 Edgewood College Drive
Madison, WI
53711-1997
608-663-4861 (general)
608-663-2206 (financial aid)
608-663-2294 (admissions)
Web Site:
http://www.edgewood.edu
