MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Alan and Janet Mackenzie House in Madison (Dane County) on the State Register of Historic Places. The private home at 2525 Marshall Parkway is a fine example of a house designed in the Contemporary style.

The Mackenzie House was built in 1966 with influences from European modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s organic architecture. The main section of the house has a flat roof with broad eaves that appears to rest on heavy, projecting wood beams. A band of windows recessed under the main section create the illusion that the house sits on a floating plane. Panels filled with floor-to-ceiling windows and slender louvered vents extend the full height of the window openings.

The Mackenzie House was designed by the Madison architectural firm of (Ronald G.) Bowen and (Henry) Kanazawa, possibly by their colleague Rolland H. “Rollie” Williamson. It reflects their training, affinity for, and skillful application of the Modern Movement in architecture. 

The State Register is Wisconsin's official list of state properties determined to be significant to Wisconsin's heritage. The State Historic Preservation Office at the Wisconsin Historical Society administers both the State Register and National Register in Wisconsin.

Additional information for the Mackenzie House is available at

https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Property/HI230938

To learn more about the State and National Register programs in Wisconsin, visit: www.wisconsinhistory.org.

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