Property Record
2828 SYLVAN AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Prof. Edwin and Phyllis Young House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 102255 |
| Location (Address): | 2828 SYLVAN AVE |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1952 |
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| Additions: | 1957 |
| Survey Date: | 19732012 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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| Wall Material: | Concrete Block |
| Architect: | Herb Fritz |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Sylvan Avenue-Ridge Road Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 4/8/2020 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 8/18/2017 |
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| Additional Information: | YOUNG WAS A PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN AND HE WAS AFTERWARDS THE CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY IN THE LATER 1960s. HIS HOUSE WAS DESIGNED BY HERB FRITZ, ARCHITECT, AND WAS BUILT BY MARSHALL ERDMAN, GENERAL CONTRACTOR. IN 1957 THE ORIGINAL CARPORT WAS CONVERTED INTO A BEDROOM AND THE CURRENT FREE-STANDING GARAGE WAS BUILT TO REPLACE IT. |
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| Bibliographic References: | CITY OF MADISON ASSESSOR'S RECORDS. MADISON CITY DIRECTORIES. CITY OF MADISON BUILDING PERMITS. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |