Property Record
744 WILLIAMSON ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Madison Candy Company |
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| Reference Number: | 68921 |
| Location (Address): | 744 WILLIAMSON ST |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1903 |
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| Survey Date: | 1982 |
| Historic Use: | industrial building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | JOHN NADER |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Madison Candy Company |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/28/1997 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 11/6/1996 |
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| Additional Information: | Madison Historic Landmark: 1/2/2001 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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. MAP CODE IS 0709-134-1707-2. This three-story flat roofed building features round arched arcades and a round oculus at the upper level. 1903 is the date on the building. "The Madison Candy Company was founded in 1899 and was first located in the "machinery row." This building, designed by John Nader, was constructed in 1903 and occupied the following year. Sugar was brought in by the carload, thus explaining its location." Williamson Street, Madison Wisconsin: An Historical Survey and Walking Tour Guide, by Gary Tipler & the City of Madison Landmarks Commission & Professor William H. Tischler, 1979. |
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| Bibliographic References: | TAX RECORDS. WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL 7/17/1903. INSCRIPTION. Housing Madison: Where We Live, Where We Work. Ed. Anna Vemer Andrzejewski and Arnold R. Alanen for “Nature + City: Vernacular Buildings and Landscapes of the Upper Midwest,” 2012 Meeting of the Vernacular Architecture Forum (VAF). Williamson Street, Madison Wisconsin: An Historical Survey and Walking Tour Guide, by Gary Tipler & the City of Madison Landmarks Commission & Professor William H. Tischler, 1979. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |