Property Record
126 N SPOONER ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Andrew T. Weaver House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 75743 |
| Location (Address): | 126 N SPOONER ST |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1923 |
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| Survey Date: | 1997 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | English Revival Styles |
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| Wall Material: | Stucco |
| Architect: | Frank Riley |
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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: | Weaver lived here from 1925-1965. He was a Professor of Speech at the University of Wisconsin from 1918-1961. Was an emeritus professor from 1961-1965. Was a pioneer of the modern discipline of speech. His son, John, was president of the UW in the 1970s. |
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| Bibliographic References: | City directories. Tax records. Building permit. Memorial resolution of the UW faculty, #34, 12/1965. UW news service release, 5/21/1961. Wisconsin State Journal 5/20/1965. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |