National or State Registers Record
Roughly bounded by Spaight St., S. Few St., Lake Monona, and S. Ingersoll St.
National or State Register of Historic Places
| Historic Name: | Orton Park Historic District |
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| Reference Number: | 88000221 |
| Location (Address): | Roughly bounded by Spaight St., S. Few St., Lake Monona, and S. Ingersoll St. |
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| County: | Dane |
| City/Village: | Madison |
| Township: |
| This middle-class residential district contains 56 houses surrounding picturesque Orton Park, Madison's first city park, which overlooks the shores of Lake Monona. Built primarily between 1881 and 1916 in Queen Anne, Craftsman, and Prairie School architectural styles, the district also contains several key landmark houses of excellent design. |
| Period of Significance: | 1855-1936 |
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| Area of Significance: | Architecture |
| Area of Significance: | Commerce |
| Area of Significance: | Communications |
| Applicable Criteria: | Person |
| Applicable Criteria: | Architecture/Engineering |
| Historic Use: | Domestic: Single Dwelling |
| Historic Use: | Domestic: Secondary Structure |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
| Architectural Style: | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals |
| Architectural Style: | Bungalow/Craftsman |
| Resource Type: | District |
| Architect: | Multiple |
| Historic Status: | Listed in the National Register |
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| Historic Status: | Listed in the State Register |
| National Register Listing Date: | 10/31/1988 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 01/01/1989 |
| Number of Contributing Buildings: | 72 |
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| Number of Contributing Sites: | 0 |
| Number of Contributing Structures: | 0 |
| Number of Contributing Objects: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Sites: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Structures: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Objects: | 0 |
| National Register and State Register of Historic Places, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |