Property Record
844 PROSPECT PL
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Lucius M. and Marion Fay House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 91792 |
| Location (Address): | 844 PROSPECT PL |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1901 |
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| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | Claude and Starck |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Fourth Lake Ridge Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 2/26/1998 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 11/6/1996 |
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| Additional Information: | "The Madison architectural firm of Claude and Starck was responsible for some of the finest Prairie style buildings outside of Chicago and Minneapolis. A number of their most significant buildings in this and in other styles can be found in the Old Market Place neighborhood. The neighborhood's most concentrated group of Claude and Starck buildings are located along the two-block length of Prospect Place. This quiet, little-known residential street was developed along the shore of Lake Mendota at the turn-of-the-century by prominent local businessmen Frank Hall, George Bird (1836-1912) and Lucius Fay (1850-1903). Both Bird and Fay then built their own homes on the land they platted, Bird at 828 and Fay at 844. The Fay house in particular is a showplace of Georgian Revival as drawn by Claude and Starck. Claude's own Tudor Revival style house is located across the street at 831. Both the Fay and Claude houses were built in 1902. After that date, buildings designed by the firm began to exhibit the distinctly Prairie style features for which they are best known. Two fine examples of these later houses are the George and Elizabeth Gary residence at 818 and the Dr. Charles Vilas residence next door at 822. Still another Claude and Starck design is the Paul and Louella Warner house at 424 Washburn Place." Old Market Place Neighborhood walking tour guide. Madison Landmarks Commission and Old Market Place Neighborhood Association, 1991. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Old Market Place Neighborhood walking tour guide. Madison Landmarks Commission and Old Market Place Neighborhood Association, 1991. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |