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3825, 3827 MONONA DRIVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

3825, 3827 MONONA DRIVE

Architecture and History Inventory
3825, 3827 MONONA DRIVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:The Riviera
Other Name:Monona Lakeview Apartments
Contributing:
Reference Number:237986
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):3825, 3827 MONONA DRIVE
County:Dane
City:Monona
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1965
Additions:
Survey Date:2019
Historic Use:
Architectural Style:Contemporary
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
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:2019 - This modern apartment complex was constructed in 1965. Originally called the Riviera Apartments, it was purchased in 1968 and has since been part of a larger complex of apartment buildings known as Monona Lakeview (see also AHI #237984 and 237986). The architect is unknown.

The former Riviera Apartments building has a U-shaped footprint, a mixture of brick and random ashlar stone veneer, and an overhanging flat roof. The two-story Monona Drive façade is symmetrical. The projecting central bay has six regularly spaced horizontal sliding windows on each story. To either side is a recessed glass-walled entrance bay.

The three-story side elevations, including those on the interior of the U facing the courtyard, have an alternating fenestration pattern that includes flush horizontal sliding windows, horizontal sliding windows on projecting angled bays, and three-part units with a central fixed pane and flanking casements. The rear elevation faces Lake Monona and features three-story porches with metal support posts and geometric railings.
Bibliographic References:“Multi-Million Apartment Deal,” Wisconsin State Journal, August 7, 1968.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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