Property Record
2 N ROBY RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Linneaus W. Dowling House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 106672 |
| Location (Address): | 2 N ROBY RD |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1908 |
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| Survey Date: | 1998 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Dutch Colonial Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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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: | Dowling (1867-1928) lived here from 1909-1928. Was a professor of Mathematics at the University of Wisconsin from 1907-1928. Was the editor of the Mathematical Series for the Johnson Publishing Co. John B. Arnold, an engineer for the Gisholt Machine Co., lived here from 1931-1933. |
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| Bibliographic References: | City directories. Tax records. Building permit. Wisconsin State Journal 9/17/1928. Daily Cardinal 9/1928. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |