Property Record
1675 OBSERVATORY DR
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Animal Science Building |
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| Other Name: | Animal Science Building (UW#0118) |
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| Reference Number: | 160466 |
| Location (Address): | 1675 OBSERVATORY DR |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1970 |
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| Survey Date: | 19752022 |
| Historic Use: | university or college building |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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| Wall Material: | Concrete |
| Architect: | Grellinger, Rose, Klumb, Rappl, Haas, Inc (Milwaukee) |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 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. In 2009, this building was identified as potentially eligible in the future (“watch”) for its Modernist design. However, as part of the 2023 update, all the Modernist buildings on campus were carefully reviewed, and Animal Science was evaluated as a modest example of the style, lacking sufficient distinction to qualify for the National Register. While the functions (tower section with offices and labs; lower section with classrooms and mechanicals) and structure (concrete skeleton) are clearly expressed, and the tower displays re-entrant corners, and brickwork forming a perforated screen, the tower is blocky and symmetrical. The interior is not integrated with the exterior, and the site lacks the plaza, planters and other such features that make a property a good example of Modernist style. No historical significance was discovered. |
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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. 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 |