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425 N CHARTER (AKA 1150 UNIVERSITY), UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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425 N CHARTER (AKA 1150 UNIVERSITY), UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN

Architecture and History Inventory
425 N CHARTER (AKA 1150 UNIVERSITY), UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Pharmacy-Physics Bldg; Chemistry Bldg
Other Name:Chamberlin, Thomas, Hall (UW#0055)
Contributing:
Reference Number:114115
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):425 N CHARTER (AKA 1150 UNIVERSITY), UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
County:Dane
City:Madison
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1905
Additions: 1911 1927 1970 1954
Survey Date:197420092022
Historic Use:university or college building
Architectural Style:Neoclassical/Beaux Arts
Structural System:
Wall Material:Stone - Unspecified
Architect: Fitzhugh Scott, (Milwaukee) (1970 remodeling); J.T.W. Jennings (1905); Arthur Peabody (1911 and 1927); Roger C. Kirchhoff (1954)
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
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NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:Former Chemistry Building renamed for Thomas C. Chamberlin, president from 1887-1892. Neo-Classical Revival building of a sort common to this period of the University's development.

Extensive renovations and additions.
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, Office of Public Information, University of Wisconsin-Madison Tour Guide: South Campus, 1989.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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