Property Record
1902 ARLINGTON PL
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | John T.W. Jennings House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 94767 |
| Location (Address): | 1902 ARLINGTON PL |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1903 |
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| Survey Date: | 1998 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Prairie School |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | John T.W. Jennings |
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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: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. The University Heights Historic District: A Walking Tour: "John T. W. Jennings was the supervising architect for the University of Wisconsin when he designed this large brick house for his wife and himself overlooking many of the buildings on the nearby campus he had helped design. Jennings graduated as an architect from New York University in 1877. In 1883 he went to Chicago and from 1885-1893 worked with the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad as its principal architect. From 1893 to 1899 he held the position of supervising architect at the university. In that capacity, he designed many buildings which still survive including Agriculture Hall, the Horticulture building, the Agriculture Engineering building, the Dairy Barn and the Stable Barn. The house Jennings designed for himself is done in a style sometimes called "Chicago Progressive" for its place of origin and for its progressive mixing of modern and historically derived design elements. Buildings in this style are very uncommon outside the largest Midwest cities. Palladian inspired dormers and symmetrical facades are common features to which Jennings added a tile roof and "Sullivanesque" style terra cotta panels above the entrance." |
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| Bibliographic References: | Madison Landmarks Commission and the Regent Neighborhood Association, The University Heights Historic District: A Walking Tour, 1987. Madison Landmarks Commission, University Heights: A Walk Through A Turn of the Century Suburb, n.d. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |