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Property Location
| Location (Address) | 110 HENUAH CIR |
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| County | Dane |
| City/Village | Monona |
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Property Features
| Year Built | 1937 |
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| Survey Date | 1979,2018,2022 |
| Historic Use | house |
| Architectural Style | International Style |
| Structural System | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material | Clapboard |
| Architect | Beatty & Strang, architects |
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| Demolished | No |
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| Additional Comments | 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, Division of Historic Preservation. 2022 - The Willard and Fern Tompkins House was built in 1937. With its flat roofed cubic massing, its horizontal bands of windows, and near-total absence of ornamentation, the Tompkins house is a distinctive example of the International Style. The Tompkins house was designed by the Madison architectural firm of Beatty & Strang, a partnership that is recognized today as master architects in the state of Wisconsin for the inventive and progressive modern houses they designed in the 1930s and early 1940s. Following Fern Tompkins' sudden death in 1946, Willard sold the house to George and Fran Drescher, who lived there until the early 2000s. The Tompkins house retains its original wide cypress siding and nearly all of its original interior finishes. The current owner has undertaken several restoration projects using the original architectural drawings, including the in-kind replacement of the house's casement windows and the recreation of the original garage doors. (Information summarized from National Register of Historic Places nomination) 2022 - Resurveyed for district DOE |
| Bibliographic References | Architectural Record, November, 1940, p. 70. |
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
| National/State Register Listing Name | Willard and Fern Tompkins House |
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| National Register Listing Date | Nov 14, 2023 |
| State Register Listing Date | Aug 18, 2023 |
| Contributing | Yes |
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Willard and Fern Tompkins House Listed in the National Register of Historic Places
Friday, December 15, 2023
The Wisconsin Historical Society announced the listing of the Willard and Fern Tompkins House in the National Register of Historic Places on September 11, 2023.
Willard and Fern Tompkins House Listed on the State Register of Historic Places
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Willard and Fern Tompkins House in Monona, Dane County, on the State Register of Historic Places.
