1353-1357 UNIVERSITY AVE & 331-333 N RANDALL AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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1353-1357 UNIVERSITY AVE & 331-333 N RANDALL AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
1353-1357 UNIVERSITY AVE & 331-333 N RANDALL AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Rennebohm Store, Office & Apartment Building
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:113380
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1353-1357 UNIVERSITY AVE & 331-333 N RANDALL AVE
County:Dane
City:Madison
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1925
Additions:
Survey Date:1985
Historic Use:university or college building
Architectural Style:Neoclassical/Beaux Arts
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: J. Glaettli, Jr., Architect/Engineer
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:Yes
Demolished Date:2008
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:Map code 0709-221-0311-7.

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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History.

Erected to house the second Rennebohm Drug Store (known as Store No. 1 after the original No. 1, located across University Ave, was razed). The store remained for 56 years. Mr. Rennebohm personalized the building with a capital "R" on the parapet on both the north and west sides, and with two horizontal rows of decorative tablets bearing a design suggestive of the pharmacist's mortar.

2005-
Nominated as City of Madison Landmark as UW plans were being finalized for Wisconsin Institute for Discovery that would occupy block and demolish Rennebohm Building. After diligent consideration the Madison Landmarks Commission rejected the nomination. Copy of nomination in site file.
Bibliographic References:Assessor; permit; CT, 12-31-1925.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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