Property Record
821 UNIVERSITY AVE, UW-MADISON
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Vilas Hall for the Communication Arts |
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| Other Name: | Vilas Hall for the Communication Arts (UW#0545) |
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| Reference Number: | 102548 |
| Location (Address): | 821 UNIVERSITY AVE, UW-MADISON |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1972 |
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| Survey Date: | 199820212022 |
| Historic Use: | university or college building |
| Architectural Style: | Brutalism |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Flad and Associates (Madison) |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | University of Wisconsin-Madison Tour Guide: South Campus: Vilas Hall is named for Col. William F. Vilas, an 1858 graduate, faculty member, Regent, and benefactor, who left his estate totaling more than $30 million to the University. The Hall was built from 1969 to 1972 at a cost of $13.5 million. 2021 - Resurveyed. Multi-story Brutalist-style building, irregular footprint and massing, heavy juxtaposed concrete and brick forms, large spans of aluminum-frame windows, multiple plazas and exterior staircases. |
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| Bibliographic References: | University of Wisconsin-Madison: Update to the Preliminary Evaluation of Buildings and Structures for Eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places, June 13, 2023. University of Wisconsin-Madison: Preliminary Evaluation of Buildings and Structures for Eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places. September 2009. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Office of Public Information, University of Wisconsin-Madison Tour Guide: South Campus, 1989. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |