Property Record
2801 SYLVAN AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Donald J. and Mary Reppen House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 222399 |
| Location (Address): | 2801 SYLVAN AVE |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1951 |
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| Additions: | 1952 |
| Survey Date: | 2012 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | DONALD J. REPPEN |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Sylvan Avenue-Ridge Road Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 4/8/2020 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 8/18/2017 |
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| Additional Information: | REPPEN WAS A TEACHER AT EMERSON SCHOOL WHEN HE DESIGNED HIS OWN HOUSE. HE ALSO ACTED AS HIS OWN GENERAL CONTRACTOR AND IN 1952, REPPEN HAD MATTHEW LYBECK ADD AN ADDITION ON TO THE HOUSE. REPPEN WOULD SOON THEREAFTER BECOME AN INTERIOR DECORATOR AND HE ALSO DESIGNED A NUMBER OF OTHER HOUSES AND BUILDINGS IN THE AREA BESIDES HIS OWN. |
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| Bibliographic References: | CITY OF MADISON ASSESSOR'S RECORDS. MADISON CITY DIRECTORIES. CITY OF MADISON BUILDING PERMITS. WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL: JUNE 24, 1951, SEC. 2, P. 6 (ILLUSTRATED). Four (or more) 1951 photos of the house are in the WHS's Arthur M. Vinje Photo Collection. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |