Property Record
1180 OBSERVATORY DR
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Social Science Building |
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| Other Name: | Sewell Social Science Building (UW#0046) |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 160645 |
| Location (Address): | 1180 OBSERVATORY DR |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1962 |
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| Additions: | 1966 |
| Survey Date: | 20092022 |
| Historic Use: | university or college building |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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| Architect: | Law, Law, Potter, and Nystrom (Madison) / Paul Graven (designer); Graven, Kenney, & Iverson (Madison) (1966 addition) |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. "Behind the [Carillon] tower is the Social Science Building, housing Anthropology, Sociology, Economics, and Institution for Research on Poverty, a national center for the study of poverty and policies aimed at its elimination, established in 1966 by the U.S. Office of Economic Opportunity. The building was completed in 1962, and enlarged by an eight-story rear addition in 1966. A wide, anodized-aluminum screen covers much if its front. Inside on the first floor is a mural by Emeritus Professor Waltrous: "Man, Creator of Order and Disorder,: depicting a giant figure, half calm, half frenzied." University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin-Madison Tour Guide, 1988. |
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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, 1988. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |