Property Record
2119 JEFFERSON ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Dr. Charles H. & Caroline Mills Residence |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 37260 |
| Location (Address): | 2119 JEFFERSON ST |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1915 |
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| Survey Date: | 1988 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Craftsman |
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| Wall Material: | Stucco |
| Architect: | Charles E. Marks |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Wingra Park Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 10/14/1999 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 4/16/1999 |
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| Additional Information: | Charles E. Marks, Gen'l Contr. Map code is 070922343052. Wide rolled-edge roof, simple wood trim, multi-paned windows and plain, stucco-covered walls. "Both the Prairie and the American Craftsman styles owed a substantial debt to the earlier British Arts and Crafts movement, whose emphasis on the use of natural materials and cimplicity of appearance and function held great appeal for archtiects and clients tired of the decorative excesses of the Victorian period. America had its British-inspired equivalent of this style, which is also related to the Prairie and Craftsman styles. Almost all the buildings associated with it are residential designs that feature stucco walls, simple volumetric massing, and multi-paned windows. True Arts and Crafts style buildings are rare in Wisconsin but its influence can be felt in the house of UW professor of music Charles Mills (1873-1937) and his wife Caroline. This hybrid design combines simple wood trim, multi-paned windows, and plain, stucco-covered walls. But its most distinctive feature is its unusual roof, which has wide rolled edges imitating the thatched roofs associated with buildings of the English Cottage Revival style. Despite different details, however, the Mills house is an obvious sibling of Charles Marks' Brown house and it has the same symmetrical main facade and wide overhanging eaves. Another variant on the British Arts and Crafts theme is the fine house at 2025 Jefferson Street." The Greenbush-Vilas Neighborhood: A Walking Tour. Madison Landmarks Commission and the Brittingham-Vilas Neighborhood Association, 1991. |
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| Bibliographic References: | The Greenbush-Vilas Neighborhood: A Walking Tour. Madison Landmarks Commission and the Brittingham-Vilas Neighborhood Association, 1991. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |