3972 PLYMOUTH CIR | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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3972 PLYMOUTH CIR

Architecture and History Inventory
3972 PLYMOUTH CIR | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Prof. Robert & Jean Sachs House
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:110543
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):3972 PLYMOUTH CIR
County:Dane
City:Madison
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1957
Additions:
Survey Date:19832012
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Usonian
Structural System:
Wall Material:Board
Architect: Willam V. Kaeser (Kaeser & McLeod)
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Sunset Hills Historic District
National Register Listing Date:6/15/2015
State Register Listing Date:11/21/2014
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
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. SACHS WAS A PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN. HIS HOUSE WAS DESIGNED BY WILLIAM V. KAESER AND IT WAS BUILT BY STANLEY BOKELMANN, GENERAL CONTRACTOR. Built into hillside with garage beneath, entrance stairway emphasized with massive stone flowerbeds, pierced eaves.
Bibliographic References:Kaeser Building List. CITY OF MADISON ASSESSOR'S RECORDS. MADISON CITY DIRECTORIES. CITY OF MADISON BUILDING PERMITS. BIEBEL, ANNE E. THE RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE OF WILLIAM V. KAESER. MADISON: UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN (MA THESIS), 1985, PP. 102-103, 187. Madison Midcentury Modern Sunset Hills House Tour Booklet, 2010.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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