Property Record
702 LANGDON ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Wisconsin Center |
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| Other Name: | Pyle Center (UW#0006) |
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| Reference Number: | 160671 |
| Location (Address): | 702 LANGDON ST |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1956 |
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| Survey Date: | 197520092022 |
| Historic Use: | university or college building |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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| Architect: | Foeller, Schober, Berners, Safford and Jahn (Green Bay) |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | The Wisconsin Center building has become a part of the Pyle Center and is no longer visible. May not be listed on its own. "Just east of the Gym are the Wisconsin Center and the adjoining Alumni House, which were built by the University of Wisconsin Foundation with gifts from alumni and friends of the University. The center is used for adult education conferences and operated by UW-Extension. Completed in 1958, the center "places a roof over the Wisconsin Idea of service to the state." A closed-circuit sound and television system makes it possible to operate the entire center as a single convention hall. Office of the Foundation are on the third floor. The UW Foundation, organized in 1945, is the official fund raising and gift receiving organization for the University. More than 48,000 gifts from almuni, friends, corporations, and foundations totaled $30 million in 1986." 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 |