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Property Location
| Location (Address) | 1047 SHERMAN AVE |
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| County | Dane |
| City/Village | Madison |
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Property Features
| Year Built | 1916 |
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| Survey Date | 1984 |
| Historic Use | house |
| Architectural Style | Prairie School |
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| Wall Material | Brick |
| Architect | Claude and Starck |
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| Demolished | No |
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| Additional Comments |
Map code is 0709-132-0201-9. The Tenney-Lapham Neighborhood: A Walking Tour: "By 1916, the length of Sherman Avenue was lined with houses, wmong which was an outstanding group of Prairie School residences designed by Madison's finest practitioners in this style. The largest, most elaborate, and most expensive of these houses is this one, built at a cost of $18,000 in 1916 for Irma and Emil Hokanson. Hokanson was a native of Sweden who emigrated to America in 1902, became an auto mechanic two years later, and by 1916 was in partnership with his brother, Rudolph, in one of the largest automobile distributors in the state. For their architect, the Hokansons chose the Madison firm of Claude & Starck, which at that time was one of the most active in the city. Louis W. Claude (1868-1951) and Edward F. Starck (1868-1947) had formed a partnership in 1896, three years after Claude had returned from Chicago and a position in the office of Louis Sullivan. Their firm lasted until 1929, during which time it produced many of Madison's most outstanding Prairie School designs. Several other houses by this firm are also located along Sherman Avenue. These include: the Genske House (1004 Sherman Ave.) and the similar but slightly smaller Griswold house (1158), built in 1913 and 1915; the Allyn house (1106) built in 1914; and the Schubert house (1118) built in 1905." |
| Bibliographic References | Prairie School Review, vol. XLV, p. 26. Tax records. City directory. The Tenney-Lapham Neighborhood: A Walking Tour, 1997, Madison Landmarks Commission. |
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
| National/State Register Listing Name | Sherman Avenue Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date | Mar 22, 1988 |
| State Register Listing Date | Jan 01, 1989 |
| Contributing | Yes |
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312 South Fourth Street
03001218
Located in Mount Horeb, Dane County
