Property Record
1010 SHERMAN AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Louis Hirsig House |
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| Reference Number: | 16082 |
| Location (Address): | 1010 SHERMAN AVE |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1913 |
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| Survey Date: | 1984 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Prairie School |
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| Wall Material: | Stucco |
| Architect: | Alvan E. Small |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Hirsig, Louis, House |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 12/2/1974 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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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, State Historic Preservation Office. The garage is contributing. Map code is 0709-132-0102-9. The house is part of the Sherman Avenue Historic District, listed 3/22/88. Madison Landmark: 3/17/75. Made from marshland along the shores of Lake Mendota, the Sherman Avenue Historic District grew up during Madison's first era of suburban expansion, beginning in the 1890s. Members of Madison’s professional and business class built spacious new houses on the west side of Sherman Avenue, all with lake frontages, and Sherman Avenue itself became a popular scenic drive. The neighborhood is known for its Prairie architecture, but it also boasts houses in Queen Anne, Craftsman, and various period revival styles. Among the district’s outstanding Prairie houses is the Louis and Marie Hirsig House, built in 1913. The architect, Alvan Small, was one of Madison's most original Prairie School designers. The eaves hang low over the two-story stuccoed walls, creating a pronounced shadow, and this horizontal line is echoed in the bands of casement windows. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Tax records. City directory. The Tenney-Lapham Neighborhood: A Walking Tour, 1997, Madison Landmarks Commission. Buildings of Wisconsin manuscript. Sandstone and Buffalo Robes: Madison's historic buildings, third edition, 1975. Perrin, Richard W. E., Historic Wisconsin Architecture, First Revised Edition (Milwaukee, 1976). A Celebration of Architecture: Wisconsin Society of Architects Tour of Significant Architecture, 1979. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |