Property Record
625 BABCOCK DR
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Slichter Hall |
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Other Name: | Slichter Hall (UW#0558) |
Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 107119 |
Location (Address): | 625 BABCOCK DR |
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County: | Dane |
City: | Madison |
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Year Built: | 1946 |
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Additions: | 1962 |
Survey Date: | 199920092022 |
Historic Use: | university or college building |
Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
Structural System: | Masonry |
Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
Architect: | Roger Kirchoff; Graven, Kenney, and Iverson-1962 |
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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. 1988- "Slichter Hall was built in 1949... [and] was named for Charles Sumner Slichter, a mathematics professor for 48 years and dean of the Graduate School for 14 years. He helped inaugurate the housefellow and residence halls systems at the University and was active in forming the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation." |
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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, University of Wisconsin-Madison Tour Guide: Henry Mall and West Campus, 1988. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |