Property Record
167 N PROSPECT AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Edward Rose Maurer House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 75656 |
| Location (Address): | 167 N PROSPECT AVE |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1899 |
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| Survey Date: | 1997 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | University Heights Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 12/17/1982 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | Maurer (1869-1948) lived here from 1900 until his death. Was a professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin from 1893-1935. Was Chairman of the Department of Mechanics from 1895-1935. Won the Benjamin Garver Lamme Award for excellence in the teaching of engineering from the American Society of Engineering Education in 1934. Was an author and co-author of numerous books on engineering and structural mechanics. |
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| Bibliographic References: | City directories. Tax records. Building permit. Wisconsin State Journal 5/1/1948. Memorial Resolutions of the UW Faculty 6/7/1948. https://www.asee.org/member-resources/awards/full-list-of-awards/awards-archive/past-national-award-winners-archive#Benjamin_Garver_Lamme_Award |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |