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Property Location
| Location (Address) | 1717 KENDALL AVE |
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| County | Dane |
| City/Village | Madison |
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Property Features
| Year Built | 1896 |
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| Survey Date | 1998 |
| Historic Use | house |
| Architectural Style | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material | Clapboard |
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| Demolished | No |
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| Additional Comments |
The University Heights Historic District: A Walking Tour: "The Queen Anne style Knowlton house was built in 1895 for $5,500 and was one of the first dwellings built in the fledgling suburb. In that year Kendall Avenue was a dirt road whose north side was a cornfield that stretched downhill to University Avenue. The view from the house was unobstructed as far as University Bay and water was provided by a windmill "out back." This semirural existence was shared by Professor Amos A. Knowlton with his wife Jennie and their five children. Knowlton taught English literature at the university and it was the prestige surrounding his and his neighbors' university affiliations that slowly legitimized the new development in the eyes of the rest of Madison. Knowlton died in 1906 and his widow remained in the house until 1921 by which time University Heights was one of Madison's best addresses. The second owners were State Supreme Court Justice Marvin B. Rosenberry and his wife Lois, who was the first president of the American Association of University Women." "Amos A. Knowlton (1859-1906), a graduate of Bowdoin College in Maine, came to Madison in the Spring of 1890 after two years of advanced study in Leipzig..." Madison Landmarks Commission, University Heights: A Walk Through A Turn of the Century Suburb, n.d. |
| 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. |
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
| National/State Register Listing Name | University Heights Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date | Dec 17, 1982 |
| State Register Listing Date | Jan 01, 1989 |
| Contributing | Yes |
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