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1225 UNIVERSITY AVE, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

1225 UNIVERSITY AVE, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN

Architecture and History Inventory
1225 UNIVERSITY AVE, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Heating Station, University of Wisconsin
Other Name:Central Heating Station (Service Building Annex) (UW#0534)
Contributing:
Reference Number:114116
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1225 UNIVERSITY AVE, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
County:Dane
City:Madison
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1908
Additions: 1912 1940
Survey Date:19742021
Historic Use:university or college building
Architectural Style:Neoclassical/Beaux Arts
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: Laird and Cret (Philadelphia); Arthur Peabody (1912)
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:Yes
Demolished Date:2022
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:Neo-Classical Revival heating plant was designed in 1908 during the time that Arthur Peabody was campus architect. Original cost was $105,000. 2021 - Resurveyed. 4-story brick building, basilica-like design, prominent two-tiered front pediment, dentil details under eaves and central pediment, stone arch and keystone details over front entrance, flat arches over 4/4 sash windows. 2022 - Demolished for construction of a new academic building.
Bibliographic References:"A Tabular History of the Buildings of the University of Wisconsin," Alden Aust 1937. 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.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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