Property Record
1520 TRIPP CIRCLE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Adams Hall |
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| Other Name: | Adams Hall (UW#0564) |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 160461 |
| Location (Address): | 1520 TRIPP CIRCLE |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1925 |
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| Additions: | 1960 |
| Survey Date: | 197520222009 |
| Historic Use: | university or college building |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
| Architect: | Wliiam Stevens; Karel Yasko (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: | Architect William Stevens was working for the State Architect's Office under Arthur Peabody the State Architect. The building was remodeled in 1960 by Karel Yasko of the State Bureau of Engineering. Fire escapes were added in 1968 by Shinji Yamamoto. 1988- "...named for Charles Kendall Adams, president of the University from 1892 to 1901, a period of growth in student enrollment and academic organization. Adams is believed to have drafted the "sifting and winnowing" statements bolted to Bascom Hall." |
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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. 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, University of Wisconsin-Madison Tour Guide: Henry Mall and West Campus, 1988. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |