Property Record
445 HENRY MALL, UW-MADISON
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Genetics Building |
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| Other Name: | (UW#0102) |
| Contributing: | No |
| Reference Number: | 102446 |
| Location (Address): | 445 HENRY MALL, UW-MADISON |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1961 |
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| Survey Date: | 19982022 |
| Historic Use: | university or college building |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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| Wall Material: | Concrete |
| Architect: | Siberz & Purcell (Madison) |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Henry Mall Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 1/22/1992 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 11/25/1991 |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. 1988- "Genetics was founded in 1910 by L. J. Cole as the Department of Experimental Breeding. Joshua Lederberg was a member of the department when he won Wisconsin's first Nobel Prize in 1958. Two of the best known achievements in plant genetics were R. A. Brink's development of winter-resistant alfalfa and Oliver Nelson's production of nutritionally rich high-lysine corn. Among recent achievements are Masayasu Nomura's demonstration that ribosomes can be taken apart and re-assembled, thus opening the way for understanding of the structure and function of these protein-synthesizing intracellular particles. This building contained the first Genetic Counseling Clinic in the U.S. which helps people who may by the victims or carriers of a genetic disease." |
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| Bibliographic References: | University of Wisconsin-Madison: Update to the Preliminary Evaluation of Buildings and Structures for Eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places, June 13, 2023. University of Wisconsin-Madison: Preliminary Evaluation of Buildings and Structures for Eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places. September 2009. Feldman, Jim. “Buildings of the University of Wisconsin.” Madison, WI : UW Madison, Archives and Records Management Service, 2006. Originally published 1997. http://madcat.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=7134919. Accessed: February 2012. University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin-Madison Tour Guide: Henry Mall and West Campus, 1988. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |