Property Record
115 LANGDON ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Chi Omega Sorority House |
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| Other Name: | Chi Omega Sorority House |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 101740 |
| Location (Address): | 115 LANGDON ST |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1926 |
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| Survey Date: | 1985 |
| Historic Use: | dormitory |
| Architectural Style: | Dutch Colonial Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Frank Riley |
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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: | "In the Chi Omega sorority house, Frank Riley created an unusual design in order to give the sorority a unique identity in the district. The tall, elegant red brick chapter house features decorative Dutch parapeted gables on end walls and dormers. Other outstanding elements of the design include brick corner quoins, stone trim over windows, doors, and gables, and the two massive chimneys of the east facade of the building. The Chi Omega sorority was founded in 1902. The chapter built their first house in the district at 615 N. Henry Street." 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 State Journal: November 12, 1926, p. 5 (illustrated). |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |