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Property Location
| Location (Address) | 2805 RIDGE RD |
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| County | Dane |
| City/Village | Madison |
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Property Features
| Year Built | 1938 |
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| Additions | 1952 |
| Survey Date | 2012 |
| Historic Use | house |
| Architectural Style | Contemporary |
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| Wall Material | Clapboard |
| Architect | Weiler & Strang (1952),Beatty & Strang (1938) |
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| Demolished | No |
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| Additional Comments | THIS HOUSE WAS BUILT FOR MR. & MRS. ROBERT H. FLEMING TO A DESIGN BY BEATTY & STRANG. FLEMING WAS A POLITICAL REPORTER FOR SEVERAL WISCONSIN NEWSPAPERS, INCLUDING THE MILWAUKEE JOURNAL, AND HE LATER BECAME DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY TO PRES. LYNDON B. JOHNSON. THE HOUSE WAS LATER REMODELED AND EXPANDED BY WEILER & STRANG FOR PROF. J. WILLARD HURST IN 1952. |
| Bibliographic References | MADISON CITY ASSESSOR'S RECORDS. CITY OF MADISON BUILDING PERMITS. MADISON CITY DIRECTORIES. BEATTY & STRANG RECORDS. STRANG PARTNERS, INC. MADISON, WI. FILIPOWICZ, DIANE. BEATTY & STRANG, 1930-1941: THE PROBLEM OF MODERNISM IN AMERICAN ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE. CORNELL UNIVERSITY, 1985. M.S. THESIS, PP. 118-119, 222. |
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
| National/State Register Listing Name | Sylvan Avenue-Ridge Road Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date | Apr 08, 2020 |
| State Register Listing Date | Aug 18, 2017 |
| Contributing | Yes |
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