6021 S HIGHLANDS AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

6021 S HIGHLANDS AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
6021 S HIGHLANDS AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Thomas E. Brittingham Sr., House - Dunmuven
Other Name:University of Wisconsin System President's House (UW#0587)
Contributing:
Reference Number:103003
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):6021 S HIGHLANDS AVE
County:Dane
City:Madison
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1916
Additions:
Survey Date:19772022
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Clapboard
Architect: Frank Riley
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
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.
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.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

Have Questions?

If you didn't find the record you were looking for, or have other questions about historic preservation, please email us and we can help:

If you have an update, correction, or addition to a record, please include this in your message:

  • AHI number
  • Information to be added or changed
  • Source information

Note: When providing a historical fact, such as the story of a historic event or the name of an architect, be sure to list your sources. We will only create or update a property record if we can verify a submission is factual and accurate.

How to Cite

For the purposes of a bibliography entry or footnote, follow this model:

Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory Citation
Wisconsin Historical Society, Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, "Historic Name", "Town", "County", "State", "Reference Number".