Property Record
970 UNIVERSITY AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Barnard Hall |
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| Other Name: | Barnard Hall (UW#0560)/Central Kitchen-Chadbourne (UW#0562) |
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| Reference Number: | 113937 |
| Location (Address): | 970 UNIVERSITY AVE |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1912 |
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| Additions: | 1960 1974 |
| Survey Date: | 19742019 |
| Historic Use: | university or college building |
| Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
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| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
| Architect: | Laird and Cret; Weiler & Strang (1960 remodel) |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | University of Wisconsin-Madison Tour Guide: South Campus: Named for 2nd University Chancellor, Henry Barnard. Neo-Classical Revival Building built in 1912. The kitchen addition is non-contributing. Originally constructed for $136,000. City of Madison, Wisconsin Underrepresented Communities Historic Resource Survey Report: In 1910, “agitation began for the construction of new dormitory space [for women].” After some debate about a suitable location, university regents decided to build a new dormitory between Lathrop Hall and the non-extant old Chadbourne Hall to “carry out the plan of a woman’s quadrangle on University Avenue.” Barnard Residence Hall, located at 970 University Avenue, was completed in 1912 as a dormitory hall for female university students. The building was not initially included in the 1908 master plan, likely because the old Chadbourne Hall was already serving the need and was located near Lathrop Hall. Barnard Hall was designed to house 150 students and to be connected by covered passageways with both Lathrop Hall and old Chadbourne Hall as a women’s “quad.” Barnard Hall served as a dormitory for undergraduate and (for a period in the late-1950s) graduate women until 2001 when it was opened to male residents. |
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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. "A Tabular History of the Buildings of the University of Wisconsin." Alden Aust 19737. 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, Office of Public Information, University of Wisconsin-Madison Tour Guide: South Campus, 1989. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |