Property Record
29 LANGDON ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | John E. and Olive Davies House |
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Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 101630 |
Location (Address): | 29 LANGDON ST |
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County: | Dane |
City: | Madison |
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Year Built: | 1874 |
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Survey Date: | 1985 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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Wall Material: | Brick |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Langdon Street Historic District |
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National Register Listing Date: | 6/26/1986 |
State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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Additional Information: | "The Davies house is one of only a few nineteenth century Italianate houses left in the district. The paired brackets under the wide roof eaves and the tall, narrow windows are common details of the Italianate style. The stucco siding, clay tile roof, and ornate porches were probably added during the early twentieth century. John and Olive Davies had the house built for them in 1874, six years after Davies came to the University of Wisconsin to teach natural history, chemistry, astronomy, and physics. In 1878 he was appointed professor of physics and was an early Wisconsin faculty member who pursued individual specialty research and teaching. The Davies family was one of many prominent faculty families who lived in the district in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries." City of Madison, The Langdon Street Historic District: A Walking Tour, 1986. |
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Bibliographic References: | City of Madison, The Langdon Street Historic District: A Walking Tour, 1986. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |