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Property Location
| Location (Address) | 29 LANGDON ST |
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| County | Dane |
| City/Village | Madison |
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Property Features
| 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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| Additional Comments |
"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. |
| Bibliographic References | City of Madison, The Langdon Street Historic District: A Walking Tour, 1986. |
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
| National/State Register Listing Name | Langdon Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date | Jun 26, 1986 |
| State Register Listing Date | Jan 01, 1989 |
| Contributing | Yes |
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