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680 N PARK ST UW-MADISON | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

680 N PARK ST UW-MADISON

Architecture and History Inventory
680 N PARK ST UW-MADISON | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Hydrobiology Lab
Other Name:Limnology Lab, Building #72
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:17128
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):680 N PARK ST UW-MADISON
County:Dane
City:Madison
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1961
Additions:
Survey Date:1983
Historic Use:laboratory
Architectural Style:Brutalism
Structural System:
Wall Material:Concrete
Architect: W. B. Kaeser
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Bascom Hill Historic District
National Register Listing Date:9/12/1974
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:The Hydrobiology Lab is a cast concrete structure with steel window frames.

A 'site file' (Bascom Hill Historic District) 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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History.

The Limnology Laboratory is contributing to the Bascom Hill Historic District, NR listed 1974, NRIS #: 74000065

"The Limnology Lab was designed by Madison architect William Kaeser. Here, Zoology researchers study the chemical and biological properties of fresh water lakes. The first program of limnological research in North America was begun on this lake in 1875 by Birge and Chancey Juday." University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin-Madison Tour Guide, 1988.
Bibliographic References:University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin-Madison Tour Guide, 1988.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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