124 LANGDON ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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124 LANGDON ST

Architecture and History Inventory
124 LANGDON ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Kappa Sigma Fraternity House
Other Name:Kappa Sigma Fraternity House
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:101742
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):124 LANGDON ST
County:Dane
City:Madison
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1923
Additions: 1924
Survey Date:1985
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: Frank Riley
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Langdon Street Historic District
National Register Listing Date:6/26/1986
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:"The Kappa Sigma fraternity house is probably Frank Riley's best Georgian revival design in the district. Its outstanding details include a pedimented entry pavilion decorated with Doric lintel and columns, eight over eight windows, and on the lakefront side, a two-story veranda. In this design, particularly, Riley illustrated the fine sense of proportion he put in all his designs. The original interior...was classically elegant. The Kappa Sigma fraternity was founded in 1898 at Wisconsin, and this fine house has been the chapter's home since it was built. A major fire damaged the house in 1983, but the exterior was quickly rebuilt to Riley's original design." City of Madison, The Langdon Street Historic District: A Walking Tour, 1986. dormitory
Bibliographic References:City of Madison, The Langdon Street Historic District: A Walking Tour, 1986. Wisconsin State Journal: November 12, 1926, p. 12 (illustrated).
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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