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22 N CHARTER ST

Architecture and History Inventory
22 N CHARTER ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Madison Milk Producers Cooperative Dairy; Primate Laboratory
Other Name:Harlow Primate Laboratory (UW#0527)
Contributing:
Reference Number:160637
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):22 N CHARTER ST
County:Dane
City:Madison
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1922
Additions: 1943 1957 1960
Survey Date:20092022
Historic Use:industrial bldg/manufacturing facility
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Architect: Albert Gallistel (1957 conversion); John J. Flad (1943) - addition; Law, Law, Potter (1958) - addition; State Bureau of Engineering (1960) - addition; Karel Yasko (designer)
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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:Originally a box factory. Converted to laboratory for Harry Harlow.

An addition was added to house Dr. Harlow's experiments with rhesus monkeys. The UW purchased the building in 1952, the Primate Lab moved into the building in 1955.
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. Love at Goon Park: Harry Harlow and the Science of Affection. Deborah Blum, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Perseus Publishing, 2002, pp 134.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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