Property Record
114 N SPOONER ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Oliver P. Watts House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 75738 |
| Location (Address): | 114 N SPOONER ST |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1913 |
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| Survey Date: | 1997 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Craftsman |
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| 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: | Watts (1865-1953) lived here from 1914-1953. He was a Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin from 1905-1937. Was an emeritus professor from 1937-1953. Inventor of a hot nickel plating bath, known as the "Watts Bath", which revolutionized the industry. Was vice-president of the Electro-Chemical Society from 1926-1927. Author of 56 technical papers on electro chemistry. |
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| Bibliographic References: | City directories. Tax records. Building permit. Dictionary of Wisconsin Biography, 1960. Memorial resolution of the UW faculty, 4/6/1953. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |