234 LANGDON ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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234 LANGDON ST

Architecture and History Inventory
234 LANGDON ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Sloan-Ogilvie House
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:101876
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):234 LANGDON ST
County:Dane
City:Madison
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1875
Additions: 1928 1876
Survey Date:1985
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Italianate
Structural System:
Wall Material:Stucco
Architect: David R. Jones
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Langdon Street Historic District
National Register Listing Date:6/26/1986
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:"Sitting among the concentration of twentieth century construction in this part of the district, the Sloan-Ogilvie house is an Italianate design from the nineteenth century. The square form of the main block is probably one of the most common details of the style, as is the low-pitched hipped roof and the tall, narrow windows decorated with sandstone lintels. David R. Jones, Madison's most prolific architect of the 1870s, designed this house.

Susan and Robert Ogilvie owned this house until 1907. Robert Ogilvie owned a dry goods store. The house changed hands numerous times until 1925, when it became the Sigma Kappa sorority house. Sigma Kappa occupied it until the 1950s." City of Madison, The Langdon Street Historic District: A Walking Tour, 1986.
Bibliographic References:Pages 22 and 23 https://www.cityofmadison.com/planning/landmark/LangdonWalkingTour.pdf City of Madison, The Langdon Street Historic District: A Walking Tour, 1986.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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