Property Record
616 MENDOTA CT.
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Delta Tau Delta Fraternity House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 101896 |
| Location (Address): | 616 MENDOTA CT. |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1911 |
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| Survey Date: | 1985 |
| Historic Use: | dormitory |
| Architectural Style: | Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
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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 |
| Additional Information: | "Delta Tau Delta was established in 1881 as a temperance fraternity; and in 1892 they and Chi Psi were the first fraternities to build houses expressly for a fraternity chapter. In 1911, this unusual stone house was built for them, on or near the site of their 1892 house. The stone house is an unusual interpretation of the colonial revival style. It features a mansard roof, a row of projecting dormers, and classical details. The fraternity occupied this house until the 1950s." 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 |