Property Record
1055 BASCOM MALL
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | South Hall |
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| Other Name: | South Hall, Building #112 |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 100646 |
| Location (Address): | 1055 BASCOM MALL |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1855 |
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| Survey Date: | 1974 |
| Historic Use: | university or college building |
| Architectural Style: | Greek Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
| Architect: | John F. Rague |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Bascom Hill Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 9/12/1974 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | Two 'site files' titled "Bascom Hill Historic District" and "South Hall" exist for this property. They contain additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. They are public records and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. Across the mall is North Hall’s twin, the former Agriculture Hall, now called South Hall, erected in 1855. Both buildings served as soldiers' barracks during the Civil War. Before that, South Hall was a segregated facility for educating women. South Hall is contributing to the Bascom Hill Historic District, NR listed 1974, NRIS #: 74000065 "Continuing down the hill, you will come to South Hall, the second building erected on campus. Like its twin, North Hall, directly across the mall, it was designed by architect John Rague. Built in 1855 for $20,000, the building has housed students, faculty members and their families, and the University Library, and was the Female College's headquarters before Ladie's Hall was built. The history of women in the University dates back to 1863 when all but one of the UW graduating class of 32 left for the Civil War. To attract enough students to keep the doors from closing in 1864, women were allowed to attended classes. In 1864, of 229 students, 169 were in the Normal School Department, and of these 119 were women. South Hall has offices of the College of Letters and Science, the largest instructional unit on campus, formed in 1889 from a merger of the arts and letters colleges.. The Academic Advancement Program is on the fourth floor. A bronze marker outside the west entrance marks the original site of the School of Pharmacy, which pioneered both bachelor's and advanced research degrees in pharmacy." University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin-Madison Tour Guide, 1988. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Isthmus Architects, "South Hall Masonry Restoration Study," June 2003. Buildings of Wisconsin manuscript. University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin-Madison Tour Guide, 1988. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |