720-724 UNIVERSITY AVE (U.W CAMPUS) | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

720-724 UNIVERSITY AVE (U.W CAMPUS)

Architecture and History Inventory
720-724 UNIVERSITY AVE (U.W CAMPUS) | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:August Rosen/August Kleinheinz Commercial Building
Other Name:(UW#0552)
Contributing:
Reference Number:113370
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):720-724 UNIVERSITY AVE (U.W CAMPUS)
County:Dane
City:Madison
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1897
Additions:
Survey Date:1985
Historic Use:retail building
Architectural Style:Romanesque Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: Law, Low & Potter
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:Threatened with demolition in 2012. Map code 0709-232-0412-0. Acquired by the UW in 1968. Altered storefront, replacement windows.
Bibliographic References:City directories; Sanborn-Perris Maps; Tax Records. 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

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