Property Record

16 N ROBY RD

Architecture and History Inventory

NAMES
Historic Name:	Gustav H. Wolff House
Other Name:
Contributing:	Yes
Reference Number:	75695

PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):	16 N ROBY RD
County:	Dane
City:	Madison
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:	1896
Additions:
Survey Date:	1997
Historic Use:	house
Architectural Style:	Queen Anne
Structural System:
Wall Material:	Clapboard
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:	No
Demolished Date:

NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:	University Heights Historic District
National Register Listing Date:	12/17/1982
State Register Listing Date:	1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:

NOTES
Additional Information:	Wolff (1867-1941) lived here from 1896 until his death. Was secretary-treasurer and co-founder of Wolff, Hubley and Hirsig tinshop and hardware store.
Bibliographic References:	City directories. Tax records. Building permit. Wisconsin: Stability, Progress, Beauty, Chicago 1946. Capital Times 6/13/1941.

RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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