Property Record
6021 S HIGHLANDS AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Thomas E. Brittingham Sr., House - Dunmuven |
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| Other Name: | University of Wisconsin System President's House (UW#0587) |
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| Reference Number: | 103003 |
| Location (Address): | 6021 S HIGHLANDS AVE |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1916 |
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| Survey Date: | 19772022 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | Frank Riley |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 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, State Historic Preservation Office. Property includes structures UW#s0587, 0588, 0590, 0596. Garage may originally have been part of the building, filled in when the carriage house was erected (south end of the facade). Also on the property: tool house (1916, contributing), squash house (1916, contributing), carriage house (1936, contributing). Brittingham called his house "Dunmuven." The property was acquired by the University in 1955. |
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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. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |