1300 UNIVERSITY AVE, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

1300 UNIVERSITY AVE, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN

Architecture and History Inventory
1300 UNIVERSITY AVE, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Wisconsin General Hospital (on building)
Other Name:University Hospitals Medical Sciences Center, Bld #77
Contributing:
Reference Number:114117
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1300 UNIVERSITY AVE, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
County:Dane
City:Madison
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1924
Additions: 1980 1926 1955 1958 1966 1949
Survey Date:19742022
Historic Use:university or college building
Architectural Style:Neoclassical/Beaux Arts
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: Frank Moulton; Arthur Peabody; Brimeyer Grellinger and Rose; Grellinger and Rose; Brimeyer Grellinger and Rose
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:Building which has some classical details houses one of the state's most important medical institutions. Original cost of construction was $1,000,000.
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. "A Tabular History of the Buildings of the University of Wisconsin," Alden Aust 1937. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Office of Public Information, University of Wisconsin-Madison Tour Guide: South Campus, 1989.
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".