Madden House

This house originally stood in downtown Hebron just west of Porter's Barber Shop. Thomas and Lena Madden bought the house in 1880 for $25 from the Lyons Family. Thomas used his horses, a rope winch, and paid $40 to move the house to the current location on South 7th Street. The house was scheduled to be torn down to make way for the National Guard Armory (later replaced by the Interurban Power Plant). The original purpose of the structure is not known, but by the 1850s it was a dance hall and then a residence before the Maddens purchased it. Thomas Madden settled in Hebron after fighting in the Civil War as a sergeant. Thomas went on to help organize the Hebron Christian Church and later the Central Christian Church in Newark. It is said that Deacon Street in Hebron was named after Deacon Madden as he became the first full time pastor. The Maddens had thirteen children and frequently boarded teachers that worked nearby at the Hebron School. Many of the Madden children pursued either education or the ministry in adulthood.

Image 1: Photograph of the Madden House.

Image 2: It is claimed that Clara Madden climbed the nearby smoke stack with her brother Arthur. The smoke stack was approximately 150 feet high and belonged to the Armory/Power Plant just west of Route 79 on the south side of the National Road.