Property Record
720-724 UNIVERSITY AVE (U.W CAMPUS)
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | August Rosen/August Kleinheinz Commercial Building |
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| Other Name: | (UW#0552) |
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| Reference Number: | 113370 |
| Location (Address): | 720-724 UNIVERSITY AVE (U.W CAMPUS) |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1897 |
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| Survey Date: | 1985 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Romanesque Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Law, Low & Potter |
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| Demolished?: | Yes |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Threatened with demolition in 2012. Map code 0709-232-0412-0. Acquired by the UW in 1968. Altered storefront, replacement windows. Demolished to build Hamel Music Center. |
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| Bibliographic References: | City directories; Sanborn-Perris Maps; Tax Records. University of Wisconsin-Madison: Preliminary Evaluation of Buildings and Structures for Eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places. September 2009. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |