Property Record
1717 SUMMIT AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Chester Lloyd Jones House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 106560 |
| Location (Address): | 1717 SUMMIT AVE |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1913 |
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| Survey Date: | 1998 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Craftsman |
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| Wall Material: | Wood Shingle |
| Architect: | Alvan Small |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | University Heights Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 12/17/1982 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | Jones (1881-1941) lived here from 1914-1919. Was a Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin from 1910-1920. Was a commercial attache' to Madrid, Havana, and Paris embassies from 1920-1928. Was a Professor of Economics at the UW from 1935-1941. Was a noted expert on Latin American affairs. James G. Fuller, a Professor of Animal Husbandry at the UW, lived here from 1921-1923. |
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| Bibliographic References: | City directories. Tax records. Building permit. Interview with Gordon Orr. Dictionary of Wisconsin Biography, 1960. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |