John W. Hill and Amanda Carmichael Hill were people of distinction, honor, and honesty. They were loved and often honored for their dedication to, and support of their beloved Community of Madison, Wisconsin. This Website was built to honor and to promote the Foundations of the legacies of John W. Hill, Amanda Hill, their Off-Springs, and their Family.
John W. Hill, Amanda Carmichael Hill and their family moved to Madison from Atlanta, Georgia in 1910 to join the African
American community growing in the city. In 1917, John Hill purchased the house and attached grocery at the intersection of Dayton and Blount Streets. The Hill family operated the grocery and lived next door for the following fifty years. The grocery store became a local social center for the African American community in Madison.
Located at 649-653 East Dayton Street, both attached buildings of the John and Amanda Hill Grocery was locally significant to the African American community in the area of Commerce from 1912 to circa 1960. This commerce resource was eligible for designation as a City of Madison Landmark for its contribution to the history of underrepresented groups, i.e. the African American community. The building is designated as a City of Madison Landmark, and it is listed in the State and National Registers of Historic Places as a contributing resource in the East Dayton Street Historic District.
John W. and Amanda Hill’s Grocery was one of a few successful African American businesses, during that time.
